Commercial Procurement Directorate: useful resources
The Commercial Procurement Directorate serves the Welsh Government and wider Welsh public sector and is accountable to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language. The directorate oversees development of the Welsh Government’s policy for procurement in Wales, providing advice and support to ministers. It provides leadership to the procurement profession in Wales, as well as having oversight of the Welsh Government’s own procurement policy and practices and a pipeline of collaborative frameworks for the Welsh Public Sector.
Smarter Public Procurement in Wales
- The legislation governing public procurement in Wales is changing.
- To find out more about the new procurement legislation, visit www.gov.wales/SmarterProcurement
Commercial and procurement policy
Welsh Governments Commercial and Procurement Policy leads the evolution of procurement policy advice, set standards and checks outcomes against delivery. The team work to support the delivery of social value and drive best practice across the Welsh public sector.
Contact: CommercialPolicy@gov.wales
Commercial delivery
Welsh Governments Commercial Delivery leads on developing collaborative public procurement for Wales. Working in partnership with Welsh Local Government, and other public sector stakeholders we have developed the Wales Collaborative Procurement Pipeline. This contains some 45 Welsh public sector let and managed agreements for use across the Welsh public sector.
We deliver value through procurement across these category areas.
- Professional services
- Fleet
- People and corporate services
- Digital data and ICT
- Buildings and utilities
Non-Welsh Government-led frameworks available for use across the Welsh public sector.
- Food
- Construction
Commercial capability and leadership
Welsh Government's Commercial Capability and Leadership programme works with the Welsh public sector to offer a range of commercial development opportunities to support the long-term sustainability and growth of the Welsh procurement profession, while also helping to support capacity creation.
Learning and Development Prospectus 2024
Our prospectus brings together learning and development opportunities for the profession in one place.
Cyd Cymru
Cyd Cymru is the collaborative space for procurement and commercial communities and the centre of excellence where the profession can learn and support each other in Wales and is used as communication channel to public sector buyers.
Contact: CommercialCapability@gov.wales
Foundational economy
The foundational economy provides the basic goods and services on which every citizen relies, and which keep us safe, sound and civilised.
It’s a Programme for Government priority and a key part of Welsh Government’s Economic Resilience and Reconstruction Mission.
Foundational economy elearning
Sell2Wales
Sell2Wales is a free online service for the supplier community to help find information about contracts and opportunities with the Welsh public service.