FOI/202500495803 · FOI · unclear
Annual spend on consultants by Social Security Scotland: FOI release
Information requested
Request for information 1:
The total annual spend on consultants by Social Security Scotland in each of the last five financial years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25).
Request for information 2:
A breakdown of this spending by contract or project, if possible:
1. Supplier name 2. Purpose of the work 3. Total cost of the contract 4. Whether the contract was extended
Response
Request for information 1:
Please see extracts from the annual accounts for financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 – Page 63 (Table 17)
Table 17
External Consultancy 2024-25 £million Deloitte LLP 0.403 Ipsos MORI UK 0.005 QI Consulting Limited 0.005 Total 0.413
Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 – page 54 (Table 16)
Table 16
External Consultancy 2023-24 £million Merritt-Harrison Catering Consultancy 0.003 NCC Group Security Services Limited 0.119 Commissum Associates Limited 0.067 Total 0.189
Please see response to annual spend on consultants for financial years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022- 23.
Consultancies spend for 2022-23
External Consultancy 2022-23 £million Merritt-Harrison Catering Consultancy 0.009
Please note all figures have been rounded to the nearest £1,000.
Consultancies spend for 2020-21 and 2021-22
There was no consultancy spend recorded for the above years.
Request for information 2:
A breakdown of this spending by contract or project
Supplier name - Deloitte LLP Purpose of the work – Digital Advisory Services Total cost of the contract – £403,000 Whether the contract was extended – No
Supplier name – Ipsos MORI UK Purpose of the work – Research Total cost of the contract – £5,000 Whether the contract was extended – No
Supplier name – QI Consulting Limited Purpose of the work –Assurance and Advisory Services Total cost of the contract – £5,000 Whether the contract was extended – Yes
Supplier name – Merritt-Harrison Catering Consultancy Purpose of the work – Catering Advisory Services Total cost of the contract – £12,000 Whether the contract was extended – Yes
Supplier name – NCC Group Security Services Limited Purpose of the work – IT Security Assurance Total cost of the contract – £119,000 Whether the contract was extended – No
Supplier name – Commissum Associates Limited Purpose of the work – IT Security Assurance Total cost of the contract – £67,000 Whether the contract was extended – Yes
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