PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Procurement (1 December 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many contracts her Department has awarded to (a) small and medium-sized enterprises and (b) mid-sized businesses in each year since 2010.
Asked by:
Mike Kane (Labour)
Asked by:
Mike Kane (Labour)
Answer
Since 2011, DFID has recorded the amount of small and medium-sized enterprises in centrally managed contracts. We do not categorise suppliers by ‘mid-sized business’.
The department awarded the following amount of centrally managed contracts with SME’s during the periods 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 (up until end of September).
Year | Number of centrally managed contracts awarded by DFID categorised as SME |
2011 | 49 |
2012 | 47 |
2013 | 104 |
2014 to end September | 54 |
Answered by:
Justine Greening (Independent)
4 December 2014
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