Scotland Office: Procurement
(asked on 27th June 2017) - View Source
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many contracts put out to tender by his Department were awarded to (a) charities and (b) social enterprises in each year since 2010.
This question was answered on 4th July 2017
Other than minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not normally undertake direct procurement or tendering projects. It uses existing service contracts between suppliers and the Scottish Government or the Ministry of Justice.
No Scotland Office contracts put out to tender were awarded to charities or social enterprises since 2010.