WQ97241 (e) Tabled on 03/09/2025

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?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language | Answered on 11/09/2025

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.