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DIS Cifas Fraud Database Membership Subscription & Identity Checks

Scottish Government

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05 Oct 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government bought a fraud-prevention membership subscription giving access to Cifas’s database of fraud-risk data, together with identity checks. The requirement was for access to information used to assess fraud risk and support identity checking. It is classified as database services (CPV 72320000). The buyer is the Scottish Government, based in Glasgow, and the recorded delivery location is Scotland. Cifas provides the membership service. The requirement was procured as a single package rather than divided into separately described services, with the membership and checks forming the scope.

The procurement is complete: Cifas was selected and the contract is active. The Scottish Government used a limited procedure without publishing a prior call for competition, on the stated basis that Cifas was the sole organisation offering the service. One bid was recorded, from an SME. The contract was signed on 5 October 2026, with a value of £106,438. The membership term is 12 months, with an option to extend for a further 12 months; the extension is associated with an annual search volume of up to 1.25 million searches. The award information does not state a separate award date. There was one lot, covering fraud-prevention membership and access to fraud-risk data.

For a supplier considering comparable Scottish Government requirements, this award shows demand for a specialist fraud-risk database membership combined with identity checks, at a scale that includes substantial search volumes. A credible competitor would need a comprehensive, relevant fraud-risk data resource and the ability to provide identity-checking access as part of the service. The buyer’s stated reason for selecting Cifas was that it was the sole provider of the service, indicating that a future competitor would need to demonstrate a genuinely comparable offer and a clear basis for competing on the requirement. The single recorded bid and SME supplier show that this purchase was delivered by a specialist provider rather than through a multi-supplier award.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DIS Cifas Fraud Database Membership Subscription & Identity Checks

Notice Description

Fraud prevention membership - allowing access to a comprehensive database of fraud risk data.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Fraud prevention membership - allowing access to a comprehensive database of fraud risk data.

Options: 12-month membership, with the option to extend for a further 12-months (the latter being for an Annual Search Volume of up to 1.25m searches).

Procurement Information

Cifas are the sole organisation offering this service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000844759
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565939
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72320000 - Database services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£106,438 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Government
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8LU
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CIFAS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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