Scottish Government Spend with Top 50 Suppliers
This dataset details the Scottish Government's spend with it's top 50 suppliers, calculated using spend by value, by financial year. This comprises spend on goods, works and services.
Data
Scottish Government Spend with Top 50 Suppliers
Description
Scottish Government's spend with it's top 50 suppliers, calculated using spend by value, by financial year.
These are aggregated figures based on individual transactions from the Scottish Government finance system during the period 1 April until 31 March of following year.
The spend comprises goods, works and services. Electronic Purchase Card transactions are not included.
Metadata
| Theme | Management Information |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Scottish Government |
| License | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Next update | 1 Jun 2022 |
| Update frequency | annual |
| Reference period | 2019 to 2021 |
| Geographic coverage | Country |
| Contact | ceu@gov.scot |
Data quality
Completeness
The data is available to download in the form of an Excel or CSV spreadsheet.
The data is also available as an API which supports a more technical audiences, such as app developers.
Uniqueness
Not assessed
Consistency
This is the first dataset published for this topic. As more datasets are published in the future, users will be able to compare data and identify trends over time.
Timeliness
Data is based on the financial years and will be made available approximately 3 months after the end of the of the year to which they relate.
Validity
The data is relevant to users interested in Scottish Government expenditure.
Users interested in this area may also wish to refer to the following:
Scottish Government Expenditure on Electronic Purchasing card over £500 (monthly report)
Scottish Government spend over £25,000 (monthly report)
Accuracy
Data is taken from the Scottish Government Finance system and is based on payments to individual suppliers. Each payment has been aggregated into a total spend with each supplier within the financial year. This does not include payments on the electronic payment cards.
Quality management
Data is extracted from the Scottish Government Finance system and a table is produced annually ensuring consistency.
Additional details
Revisions
This dataset maybe be subject to revisions if there are any changes to the source data.
Confidentiality policy
This dataset does not contain any sensitive or personal information.