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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Provision of Best Start Foods

Social Security Scotland · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 04:07.

Opportunity overview

This notice is to confirm that Scottish Ministers, acting through Social Security Scotland, has extended the current Provision of Best Start Foods contract from 04 June 2026 to 02 March 2027

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

allpay Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£336k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Apr 2026
Award ID
076197-2026-CASE/563976-1
Status
active
Location
Hereford, UKG11, HR1 3SE, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV98390000 — Other services

Lots

  • This notice is to confirm that Scottish Ministers, acting through Social Security Scotland, has extended the current Provision of Best Start Foods contract from 03 June 2026 to 02 March 2027Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CASE/563976
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The continued provision of services under the current contract is essential to ensure that Social Security Scotland can continue to provide Best Start Foods benefit payments until a replacement contract can be put in place. A competitive process is underway to identify and put such a replacement in place, by March 2027. The extension of the current term 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.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
98390000
Description
Other services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This notice is to confirm that Scottish Ministers, acting through Social Security Scotland, has extended the current Provision of Best Start Foods contract from 03 June 2026 to 02 March 2027
Has Options
Yes
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
40
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
60

Options

Description
This is not a fixed price contract therefore actual spend may vary from the value stated above.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Social Security Scotland
Id
GB-FTS-66869

Identifier

Legal Name
Social Security Scotland

Address

Street Address
3rd Floor, Agnes Husband House, 17 South Union Street
Locality
Dundee
Region
UKM
Postal Code
DD1 4BF
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
MINISTRY
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
10
Description
Social protection
Organisation 2
Name
allpay Limited
Id
GB-FTS-172465

Identifier

Legal Name
allpay Limited

Address

Street Address
Whitestone Business Park Whitestone
Locality
Hereford
Region
UKG11
Postal Code
HR1 3SE
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Id
GB-FTS-404

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Address

Street Address
27 Chambers Street
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
076197-2026-CASE/563976-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-172465
Name
allpay Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
076197-2026-CASE/563976-1
Award ID
076197-2026-CASE/563976-1
Status
active
Date Signed
27 Apr 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
336,033.81
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Dundee · UKM · DD1 4BF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 045240-2026award, contract ·
  2. 076197-2026award, contract ·