WQ93605 (e) Tabled on 31/07/2024

Will the Cabinet Secretary outline how much money has been spent on public sector procurement over the last 5 years?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office | Answered on 06/08/2024

Welsh Public Sector Procurement spend:

 

Total Spend

2019/20

£      6,975,159,979

2020/21

£      8,318,161,654

2021/22

£      8,746,318,809

2022/23

£    10,729,759,098

2023/24

£    10,735,940,984

Please note, spend is based on submissions received from organisations through the Welsh Governments spend analytics system which receives data from individual organisations finance systems.

Spend for 2023/24 is still being collected and the spend analysis system is still open for organisations to amend and validate, and for system data enrichment activities, so 2023/24 figures are subject to change. Spend figures are correct as at 01 August 2024.

The spend is ex. VAT.