FOI_24-287 Annual turnover and spend with Amazon
Date of response: 06 November 2024
We have now considered your request of 10 October 2024 for the following information:
Please could you provide the following in respect of each of your previous 3 full financial years:
Question 1. Your annual turnover or operating budget.
Our response:
Our annual turnover for the three financial years ended 31 July 2024 is as follows:
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| £347 million (draft figure) | £346 million | £321 million |
Full information on the University’s turnover and budget can be found here: UEA Financial Statements - Stay Informed
Question 2. Your total procurement spend (inc VAT), including via Purchase Order/Invoice, Purchasing/Procurement Card, and Direct Debit.
Our response:
| Financial Year | Purchase Cards | Impactable spend | Direct Debits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | £1,096,118.57 | £83,328,040.00 | Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act |
| 2023 | £1,380,443.42 | £83,845,020.00 | Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act |
| 2024 | £1,440,891.26 | £82,883,227.00 | Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act |
Information not held - s.1(1)(a), Freedom of Information Act
On this occasion it is not possible to provide all of the requested information. In line with your rights under section 1(1)(a) of the Act to be informed whether information is held, we confirm that the University does not hold any recorded information for total procurement spend via Direct Debits. The University does not record direct debits within our Financial Systems.
Question 3. Your total procurement/purchasing spend (inc VAT) with Amazon, and its major subsidiaries, including Amazon Web Services.
Our response:
£351,149.70 from 01 August 2021 to 31 July 2024.
Question 4, How much of the total spend with Amazon and its major subsidiaries (detailed above) is for the purchase of vouchers for gifting/award or other purposes?
Our response:
£72,932.70.
Question 5. Whether your organisation or any part of it is subscribed to Amazon Business?
Our response:
Yes.