---
title: "DIS Cifas Fraud Database Membership Subscription & Identity Checks"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000844759"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Government"
published: "2026-10-05"
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# DIS Cifas Fraud Database Membership Subscription & Identity Checks

Buyer: Scottish Government  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000844759

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565939 |
| 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 | 5 Oct 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 | £106,438 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Government |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Postcode area | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8LU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72320000 - Database services

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565939

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT565939
  DIS Cifas Fraud Database Membership Subscription & Identity Checks - Fraud prevention membership - allowing access to a comprehensive database of fraud risk data.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.gov.scot
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000844759

## Provenance

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