Scottish Government procurement annual report: 2019

2. Reporting Period Highlights

In the period April 2018 to March 2019:

Power of procurement

• Scottish public sector bodies spent £1.12 billion on goods and services through our contracts to support delivery of public services.
• Our contracts saved the public sector £148 million.

Good for businesses and their employees

• In addition to enabling SME spend across Scotland through our national contracts, the Scottish Government’s spend with SMEs increased by 15% to £103 million with over 1,000 SMEs benefitting directly from our business.
• Additionally, three-quarters of our 800 SME sub-contractors were based in Scotland, winning work in our supply-chain worth £44 million.
• We paid 99% of valid invoices within ten days, getting cash into the economy as quickly as possible.
• 93% of our suppliers with current live contracts are committed to paying at least the Real Living Wage.

Good for places and communities

• Our contracts enabled the creation of 212 new jobs, 41 apprenticeships, 109 work placements and 96 qualifications to be achieved through training.
• Our Warmer Homes and ICT Hardware contracts will contribute to CO₂ savings of over 38,000 metric tons.

Good for society

• We appointed six suppliers to a new Supported Business framework with an advertised value of £12 million.

Open and connected

• We delivered our Open Government commitments to consult with civil society and publish contract documentation.