Scottish Government Spend with Top 50 Suppliers
type: Dataset
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.
issued: 2026-08-13T09:37:29.057551
modified: 2026-08-13T09:38:41.079770
version notes: This dataset maybe be subject to revisions if there are any changes to the source data.
contact point: Organization
contact point: Kind
theme: Management Information
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.
comment: 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.
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.
confidentiality: This dataset does not contain any sensitive or personal information.
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.
geographical coverage: S92
license id: uk-ogl
next update: 2022-06-01
quality management: Data is extracted from the Scottish Government Finance system and a table is produced annually ensuring consistency.
reference period: PeriodOfTime
  end date: 2021
  start date: 2019
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.
uniqueness: Not assessed
update frequency: annual
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)](https://www.gov.scot/collections/government-spend-over-gbp500-monthly-reports/) [Scottish Government spend over £25,000 (monthly report)](https://www.gov.scot/collections/government-spend-over-gbp25000-monthly-reports/)
will be updated: true

scottish-government-spend-with-top-50-suppliers.csv
type: Distribution
description: Data file for Scottish Government Spend with Top 50 Suppliers
format: CSV
issued: 2026-08-13T09:38:41.114784
modified: 2026-08-13T09:38:41.099233
table schema: Schema
  column: Column
    datatype: text
    name: Units
  column: Column
    datatype: text
    name: Measurement
  column: Column
    datatype: text
    name: DateCode
  column: Column
    datatype: text
    name: GeographyType
  column: Column
    datatype: float
    name: Value
  column: Column
    datatype: text
    name: GeographyName
  column: Column
    datatype: text
    name: Supplier Name
  column: Column
    datatype: text
    name: GeographyCode
access URL: https://admin.data.gov.scot/resource/609e9e2e-5e1b-470e-9800-2f50f452021b/download
comment: 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.
dictionary: Column
  column: Value
  type: float
dictionary: Column
  column: DateCode
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: GeographyType
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Measurement
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: Units
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dictionary: Column
  column: Supplier Name
  type: text
dictionary: Column
  column: GeographyName
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dictionary: Column
  column: GeographyCode
  type: text

Scottish Government
type: Agent

Management Information
type: Concept