Question follow-through · 69652
Contracts: Scotland
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the maximum amount of money is the Scottish Government can spend through the Crown Commercial Service on a single contract.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 21 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 2 Sept 2025 · 43 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the maximum amount of money is the Scottish Government can spend through the Crown Commercial Service on a single contract.
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) provides public sector organisations with a range of commercial agreements, through which they can procure common goods and services, as well as offering commercial advice and procurement services. CCS does not set a lim...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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