Information relating to expenditure on consultancy services: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

FOI Reference: FOI/202300347315
Date received: 14 March 2023
Date responded: 5 April 2023

Request

All expenditure relating to “Consultancy Services” by Social Security Scotland since 2018 including:

• Company name
• Cost and length of contract
• Services provided
• Hours worked

Response

Social Security Scotland have engaged with one supplier for consultancy services as defined by the Scottish Government's Consultancy Procedures guidance, available here:

https://www.gov.scot/publications/use-of-consultants-guidance/

• Company name: NCC Group Security Services Limited
• Cost and length of contract: £99,000; 6 weeks
• Services provided: Assurance review of the current Disaster Recovery approach and plans with regard to our IT estate. The consultancy reviewed current documentation, processes and procedures and provided an assessment of their maturity and ability to be invoked.
• Hours worked: Not applicable as this contract was output based.

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