Notice Information
Notice Title
SPM Social Security Scotland - Live Service Team (Lot 2)
Notice Description
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that Scottish Ministers, acting through Social Security Scotland, intend to extend the current SPM Social Security Scotland - Live Service Team (Lot 2) contract from 6 January 2026 to 30 June 2026
Lot Information
SPM Projects
This notice is to confirm that Scottish Ministers, acting through Social Security Scotland, has extended the current SPM Social Security Scotland - Live Service Team (Lot 2) contract from 6 January 2026 to 30 June 2026.
Options: This is not a fixed price contract therefore actual spend may vary from the value stated above.
Renewal: July 2027
SPM ResourcesSuppliers 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-contractor and must be the organisation's experience in successfully delivering these SPM Projects not just individual staff with experience. The SPM Resources Lot will provide resource skills and expertise in support of Social Security core case management platform. Resources will typically assist with the delivery of digital technology requirements and will be commissioned to deliver specific objectives and tasks. The nature of digital technology resources typically required is diverse and some examples (non-exhaustive list) are; SPM Business Analysis, SPM Dev (Build/Config/Code), SPM Architecture (including Cloud Design & Deployment) , SPM Data Architecture (Schema design & assurance etc.), SPM Data Migration (relevant experience including data translation / matching between schema's), SPM Testing (Strategy & Execution), SPM Release & Configuration Management (including Change), SPM DevOps, SPM System Support & DBA, SPM Live Running, SPM Training (Technical), SPM Data Engineer, SPM Data Analyst, SPM Data Scientist, SPM Scrum Master, AEM Developer.
Renewal: July 2027
Procurement Information
The continued provision of services under the current contract is essential to ensure that Social Security Scotland can continue to provide technical support for its core benefit platform (SPM) until a replacement contract can be put in place. A competitive process is underway to identify and put such a replacement in place, by April 2026. The extension of the current term of the contract is considered to be proportionate in the circumstances based on previous experience, and taking into account the need for a contingency to account for potential delays.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0344a7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002473-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48810000 - Information systems
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £29,956,117 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Jul 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Dec 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Jan 2026 - 30 Jun 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- July 2027
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Maxine Mullen, Yvonne Graham
- Contact Email
- maxine.mullen@gov.scot, procurement@socialsecurity.gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1412420133, +44 1412425913
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G2 8EA
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM0 Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM03 Angus and Dundee City
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland, TLM82 Glasgow City
-
- Local Authority
- Dundee City
- Electoral Ward
- Maryfield
- Westminster Constituency
- Dundee Central
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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