Innovative Procurement

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 2:07 pm on 5 February 2020.

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Photo of Hefin David Hefin David Labour 2:07, 5 February 2020

I can see that the Chair of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee is in the Chamber, and so are members of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee. We will be launching and publishing our report on procurement in the foundational economy later this week, so no spoilers, but I would like to ask a question about procurement related to that.

It was clear from evidence sessions in the inquiry that the role and purpose of public services boards in relation to innovative procurement needs greater clarity. Last week—the week before last—in a debate on anchor towns that was held—a short debate that I held here—the Deputy Minister raised the role of public services boards and their role in procurement. Given the lack of clarity, can the Minister explain how she expects public services boards to engage and utilise their local supply chains in order to procure in an innovative way, particularly with relation to the foundational economy?