Will the Welsh Government outline a) how much it has spent through public procurement in each of the last five years, broken down by supplier location in Wales or outside of Wales, and b) how much went to small to medium-sized enterprises and larger enterprises?
The Welsh Government spend requested is available in the tables below:
a)
|
Total Spend |
In Wales |
Outside Wales |
|
|
2020/21 |
£ 672,240,033 |
£ 293,421,838 |
£ 378,818,194 |
|
2021/22 |
£ 744,946,429 |
£ 378,355,483 |
£ 366,590,945 |
|
2022/23 |
£ 741,820,090 |
£ 381,047,422 |
£ 360,772,668 |
|
2023/24 |
£ 777,512,267 |
£ 397,878,001 |
£ 379,634,266 |
|
2024/25 |
£ 671,662,255 |
£ 304,870,806 |
£ 366,791,449 |
b)
|
Total Spend |
SME |
Non-SME |
Public Sector/ Not known |
|
|
2020/21 |
£ 672,240,033 |
£ 224,011,614 |
£ 231,680,500 |
£ 216,547,918 |
|
2021/22 |
£ 744,946,429 |
£ 244,036,216 |
£ 280,208,119 |
£ 220,702,094 |
|
2022/23 |
£ 741,820,090 |
£ 250,761,644 |
£ 293,645,386 |
£ 197,413,060 |
|
2023/24 |
£ 777,512,267 |
£ 260,497,357 |
£ 319,591,114 |
£ 197,423,796 |
|
2024/25 |
£ 671,662,255 |
£ 263,054,139 |
£ 278,525,099 |
£ 130,083,017 |
Spend figures are correct as of 4th September 2025.
Spend for 2024/25 is still subject to change.
All spend is provided where the location of spend is known. Spend where location is not known has been excluded. This equates to less than 1% of the total.
The spend analysis definition of spend in Wales (or spend with Welsh suppliers) is based on the postcode from the invoice address for suppliers being within the region of Wales.