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Publication - Transparency data

Scottish public sector spend: 2020 to 2021

Published
12 December 2022
Directorate
Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Part of
Economy, Public sector
ISBN
9781805252009

Report we produced to meet our commitment to provide a publicly accessible graphical depiction of Scottish public sector procurement spend.

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Introduction - Scottish Public Sector Procurement Spend 2020 to 2021

This report has been produced to meet a commitment by the Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate of the Scottish Government to provide a publicly accessible graphical depiction of Scottish Public Sector procurement spend. The spend is broken down by sector, supplier size, geographic region and top 10 business categories.

Data source for all charts and maps in this document: Scottish Procurement Information Hub based on the Accounts Payable data from 106* participating Scottish public sector bodies.

Data correct May 2022.

*Only partial spend data for Fife Council is provided.

Scottish Public Sector Spend by Sector highlighting Spend with Small and Medium Enterprises ( SMEs) (less than 250 employees)*, Spend with SMEs in Scotland*,**, and Total Spend in Scotland** 2020-2021
Scottish Public Sector Spend by Sector highlighting Spend with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) (less than 250 employees), Spend with SMEs in Scotland and Total Spend in Scotland 2020-2021 Central Government Total procurement spend in Scotland - £2.4 billion Total procurement spend SMEs - £691 million Total procurement spend SMEs in Scotland - £497 million NHS Total procurement spend in Scotland - £954 million Total procurement spend SMEs - £1.3 billion Total procurement spend SMEs in Scotland - £431 million Local government Total procurement spend in Scotland - £4.6 billion Total procurement spend SMEs - £3.1 billion Total procurement spend SMEs in Scotland - £2.4 billion Education Total procurement spend in Scotland - £331 million Total procurement spend SMEs - £436 million Total procurement spend SMEs in Scotland - £165 million

* Where size of supplier is known.

** Where ONS region is known.

Spend with SMEs in Scotland as percentage of total spend in Scotland (where postcode and size is known) = 51%

Contact

Email: scottishprocurement@gov.scot

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