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# Support and Maintenance of Core Benefit Platform (SPM)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-and-maintenance-of-core-benefit-platform-spm-ocds-h6vhtk-0344a7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Social Security Scotland: "Support and Maintenance of Core Benefit Platform (SPM)". Published status: complete. Dynamic Market Estimate: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Social Security Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/social-security-scotland-GB-FTS-66869)
- **Dynamic Market Estimate (lifetime call-offs):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 July 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Information systems, Information technology services, Maintenance of information technology software, Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKM, UKM82
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0344a7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-and-maintenance-of-core-benefit-platform-spm-ocds-h6vhtk-0344a7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2Fesop%2Fpts-host%2Fpublic%2Fpts%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-and-maintenance-of-core-benefit-platform-spm-ocds-h6vhtk-0344a7#participate

## Description
The requirement is to meet the needs of Social Security Scotland’s digital operations and business needs, ensuring the core benefit platform
(SPM) and associated batches remain supported, operational and performant for all the benefits being served by them.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: SPM Projects
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 48810000, 72267100
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The scope of work is focused on Social Security Scotland’s core benefit platform (SPM), it’s operational monitoring and remediation in the following areas:
- SPM Incident Management
- SPM Defect Management
- SPM Change Management
- SPM Service Reques...
- **Contract Period:** 06/01/2026 to 30/06/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: SPM Resources
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 48810000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** Suppliers must have previous design, configuration and implementation experience of the Social Programme Management Platform  (currently IBM Curam)
(SPM) product. This must be organisational experience of delivering this technology as a Lead or Sub-c...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** SPM Social Security Scotland - Live Service Team (Lot 2) (active)
  - Award id: `002473-2026-SP-21-050-01-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Mphasis UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160672`
  - Value: £17,110,337 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 037944-2026-S/25/008-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MPHASIS UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160672`
  - Value: £35,388,789 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 056008-2025-SP-21-050-01-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Mphasis UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160672`
  - Value: £9,700,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 084376-2025-S/21/048-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Mphasis UK Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160672`
  - Value: £3,145,780 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** 037944-2026-S/25/008-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £35,388,789
  - Signed Date: 01/04/2026

- **Contract:** SPM Social Security Scotland - Live Service Team (Lot 2) (active)
  - Signed Value: £17,110,337
  - Signed Date: 02/01/2026

- **Contract:** 084376-2025-S/21/048-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,145,780
  - Signed Date: 15/12/2025

- **Contract:** 056008-2025-SP-21-050-01-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,700,000
  - Signed Date: 23/12/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037944-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-27T10:27:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T07:59:52.379Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0344a7