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# Social Security Scotland · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/social-security-scotland-GB-FTS-66869). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Social Security Scotland is a UK Contracting Authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 23 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Social Security Scotland
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-66869` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 23
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £336k (median award: £336k) across 1 of 6 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/social-security-scotland-GB-FTS-66869

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 5 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 12 (86%), Framework: 2 (14%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 8 (57%), Open: 4 (29%), Limited / restricted: 1 (7%), Selective: 1 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 7 notices, last 24 months (50% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 6 notices, last 24 months (43% of this period)
3. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 4 notices, last 24 months (29% of this period)
4. **[Electrical machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-machinery-apparatus-equipment-and-consumables-lig-31000000) (CPV 31):** 3 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
5. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 3 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[BACK CARE SOLUTIONS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/back-care-solutions-coh-04607829):** 2 procedures (5 awards)
2. **[allpay Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/allpay-limited-coh-02933191):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
3. **[Banner Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/banner-group-limited-coh-05510758):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[Mphasis UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mphasis-uk-limited-coh-03770564):** 1 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Fujitsu Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fujitsu-services-ltd-coh-00096056):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[allpay Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/allpay-limited-coh-02933191):** £336k · [Provision of Best Start Foods](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-best-start-foods-ocds-h6vhtk-069abe)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Social Security Scotland intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/social-security-scotland-GB-FTS-66869#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/social-security-scotland-GB-FTS-66869
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt