{"id":6500,"date":"2026-03-11T10:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=6500"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:05:23","slug":"annual-report-on-procurement-activity-in-scotland-2023-2024-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/03\/11\/annual-report-on-procurement-activity-in-scotland-2023-2024-published\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual report on procurement activity in Scotland 2023 \u2013 2024 published"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have published the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/isbn\/9781806438129\">seventh annual report on procurement activity in Scotland<\/a>. The report provides an overview of public procurement activity in Scotland for the financial year 2023 to 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The report shows how public procurement continues to make a positive and lasting contribution to the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of Scotland\u2019s people and communities, key impacts include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scottish public Procurement spend: \u00a317.5 billion<\/li>\n<li>economic activity generated: \u00a314.7 billion<\/li>\n<li>impact to Scottish GDP: \u00a37.8 billion<\/li>\n<li>jobs: 120,000 FTE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The reporting year saw significant milestones for public procurement including the launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/public-procurement-strategy-scotland-2023-2028\/\">Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland<\/a> in April 2023. The strategy was developed by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/public-procurement-governance\/\">Public Procurement Group<\/a>\u00a0and provides a clear vision and focused direction, putting\u00a0public procurement at the heart of a sustainable economy to maximise value for the people of Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>*Please note there are some limitations in relation to the data for this report \u2013 further detail on this can be found in the full report on our website.<\/p>\n<p>Watch our latest video to view some of the highlights.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Annual report on Procurement Activity in Scotland 2023 - 2024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1172064193?h=fcfe4d0d2c&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/procurement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gov.scot\/procurement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please email enquiries to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:scottishprocurement@gov.scot\">scottishprocurement@gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Subscribe to our blog<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to keep up to date\u00a0with the latest news across the procurement community.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have published the 2023 to 2024 annual report on procurement activity in Scotland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":741,"featured_media":6501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement-news","category-scottish-procurement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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