---
title: "Social Security Scotland - Document Validation and Comparison"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000843429"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Social Security Scotland"
published: "2026-09-18"
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# Social Security Scotland - Document Validation and Comparison

Buyer: Social Security Scotland  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000843429

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## Summary

Social Security Scotland procured professional services for document management software, focused on validating and comparing documents. The requirement was short term and covered document validation and comparison as a single service package. Delivery was across Scotland, for Social Security Scotland, the Scottish public body responsible for administering devolved social security benefits. The work falls within business and professional services for document management software, including the supporting technical and operational expertise needed to assess documents consistently and compare their contents. This is relevant to suppliers providing document management, document processing, validation, comparison, information governance or related professional services for public-sector users with structured document-handling requirements.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. It used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a competition notice, on the stated basis that the contract value was below the applicable procurement threshold. The contract was awarded to Ondox for the single requirement. The award date was not recorded, while the contract was signed on 3 August 2026. Its value is £10,000. One bid was received, and it was from an SME. The procurement was classified as services and used a short-term requirement for document validation and comparison. The published outcome records Ondox as the selected supplier; no contract duration is stated.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the outcome indicates a buyer using specialist support for a focused document-management problem rather than a broad transformation programme. A credible competitor would need practical capability in document validation and comparison, professional services delivery, and software that can handle public-sector document workflows accurately and consistently. Experience supporting organisations with sensitive or regulated information would help demonstrate suitability, as would the ability to provide a responsive short-term service with a clearly defined scope. The process also shows that a small specialist supplier can meet this buyer’s requirement, so SMEs with demonstrable technical capability and relevant implementation experience should regard Social Security Scotland as a potential customer for similar document-management needs.

## Notice

Professional Services for Document Management software

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Short term requirement for document validation and comparison.

### Procurement Information

Contract valued at 10,000.00 GBP which under procurement regulation threshold.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564860 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £10,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Social Security Scotland |
| Locality | DUNDEE |
| Postcode area | Dundee |
| Postcode | DD1 4BF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM03 Angus and Dundee City |
| Local authority | Dundee City |
| Electoral ward | West End |
| Westminster constituency | Dundee Central |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Ondox |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72590000 - Computer-related professional services

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564860

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564860
  Social Security Scotland - Document Validation and Comparison - Professional Services for Document Management software

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000843429
- https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/

## Provenance

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