Procurement Profile: Welsh Government

The Welsh Government is "the devolved government for Wales. Led by the First Minister, it works across devolved areas that include key areas of public life such as health, education and the environment."

To help fulfil its devolved responsibilities, the Welsh Government has spent approximately  £8.85 billion from January 2016 to December 2021.

Using Tussell's market intelligence platform, this profile digs into the Welsh Government's procurement profile, covering its:

• Spend with Suppliers

• Contract Awards

• Upcoming Renewals

• Top Suppliers

• Sector Case-Studies (IT, Consulting & Facilities Management)

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Using Tussell’s database, we can easily see the transactions made between the Welsh Government and suppliers, allowing you to understand who their most valuable relationships are with.

From January 2016 - December 2021, the Welsh Government spent approximately £8.85 billion with suppliers across over 57,759 transactions.

The above analysis shows that the Welsh Government's spending has increased from £1.3 billion in 2016 to £1.9 billion in 2021, an increase of 46%.

Across the covered period, the Welsh Government's largest suppliers by spend were:

From 2016-2021, the Welsh Government awarded 231 contracts with a total award value of £7.52 billion. 

Between 2016 and 2021, the annual total value of contracts awarded by the Welsh Government varied considerably but the total volume of contracts consistently increased: by 2021 the total volume was almost 10x the total volume in 2016*. 

*Contract award data includes contracts from the "Welsh Government" and its sub-departments (Education & Skills, Economy, Science & Transports, and Local Government & Communities)

The Welsh Government's top contract awards - by total value - across this period were:

It's key to proactively get ahead of contract renewals in public sector sales rather than be reactive. You need to engage with your target accounts well before a contract expires, to begin staking your case and understanding the authority's needs. 

Tussell's platform identified 12 likely-to-be-renewed contracts* worth £19.4 million that are due to expire between the beginning of 2023 and the end of 2025.

* "Likely-to-be-renewed" is defined as 'services' and 'supplies' contracts.

Some of the largest of these upcoming renewals include:

From January 2016 - December 2021, the Welsh Government awarded contracts to 258 different suppliers.*

By total contract award value, the Scottish Government's top suppliers across this period were:

The suppliers with whom the Welsh Government awarded contracts most frequently were:

*Supplier totals includes subsidiaries.

Below is a breakdown of the Welsh Government's IT and Consultancy contract awards from January 2016 - December 2021. This analysis was conducted using CPV codes and keyword searches, meaning the data may include some anomalous results.

IT & Software (CPV: 48000000, 72000000, 42960000)

From Jan 2016 - Dec 2021, the Welsh Government awarded approximately 30 IT & Software related contract awards, at a total award value of £36.3 million.

The graph above shows that the value of IT & Software contract awards has increased by 2.5 x from £5.9 million in 2016 to £14.8 million in 2021. Similarly, the volume of contracts also increased by 2.5x from 4 to 10 contracts.

The largest suppliers in this sector during the period - by total contract award value - were:

• Cdsm Interactive Solutions Ltd (£7.68mn)

• George Corderoy LLP (£6.55mn)

• Jacobs U.K. Limited (£6.52mn)

• Wales Co-operative Centre (£5mn)

• IBM United Kingdom Limited (£2.55mn)

Marketing, Recruitment, Consultancy (CPV: 79000000)

From January 2016 - December 2021, the Welsh Government spent approximately £137 million on consultancy-related services, spanning 86 contract awards.

Like the IT & Software sector, growth in consultancy services has been huge, growing from £1.7 million in 2016 to £29 million in 2021- making the sector 17x bigger than it was!

The largest suppliers in this sector- by total contract award value- were:

• Cardiff International Airport Limited (£40.7mn)

• The Orchard Media & Events Group Limited (£28mn)

• Icrossing Limited (£24mn)

• CT Travel Group Ltd ( £8mn)

• Gleeds Corporate Services Limited (£5mn) / Wales Co-operative Centre (£5mn)

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The Welsh Government is a pivotal contracting authority in procurement. 

With aggregated data from Tussell's market intelligence platform behind you, you'll be in a strong position to make bid on Welsh Government contracts, and start selling your goods and services to this important contracting authority. 

This information is just the beginning of what you can discover and learn about the Welsh Government, and the wider public sector using the Tussell platform. With Tussell, you can easily and quickly analyse public spend data, contract awards and framework information. 

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