Annual Procurement Report 2023-2024
This report provides an overview of SEPA’s procurement activity during the period 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 and is prepared in accordance with the requirements set out in the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.
The current draft was reviewed and approved by the Procurement Board Champions on 22 October 2024 and reflects their feedback. It was then approved by the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) at its meeting on 6 November 2024. The Board is asked to review and approve the Annual Procurement Report for publication on the SEPA website by end of December 2024.
Allan Ferguson, Head of Procurement
Angela Milloy, Chief Officer Finance, Modernisation and Digital.
Date: 15 November 2024
1. Introduction
1.1. The SEPA Annual Procurement Report meets the statutory duty of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 by detailing SEPA’s performance and progress during Financial Year (FY) 2023-2024 in alignment with the SEPA Procurement Operating Plan 2021–2024 (our Corporate Procurement Strategy).
1.2. The document is aligned to both SEPA Corporate Plans and Scottish Government Procurement Policy and provides a summary of our ‘regulated’ procurements in the preceding financial year (FY) 2023-2024.
2. Overview
2.1. The overall procurement activity remains high with 147 contracts let in FY 2023-2024. However, there continues to be a rise in the number of higher value ‘regulated’ procurements in both terms of volume and value. These have risen by 21% and 22% respectively since the previous FY 2022-2033 report.
2.2. Regulated procurements relate to contractual activity with a value greater than or equal to £50k that require the necessary levels of scrutiny and robustness to ensure compliance with the Procurement Regulations.
2.3. The report also includes statements/updates on our compliance with existing procurement strategy, community benefits, supported businesses and a forecast of anticipated activity over the next two years.
2.4. Finally, the report includes a section 7, reflecting benefits (value for money) reported during the period.
3. Recommendations
3.1. The current draft was reviewed and approved by the Procurement Board Champions on 22 October 2024 and reflects their feedback. It was then approved by CLT at its meeting on 6 November 2024. The Board is asked to review and approve the Annual Procurement Report for publication on the SEPA website by end of December 2024.