Scotland Office: Procurement
(asked on 23rd February 2017) - View Source
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many civil servants in his Department oversee contracts which have been awarded to external providers.
This question was answered on 3rd March 2017
Other than minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not normally undertake direct procurement or tendering projects. It utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and the Scottish Government or the Ministry of Justice. The Scotland Office have no civil servants whose sole role is to oversee contracts which have been awarded to external providers.