Scottish Ministers, special advisers and the Permanent Secretary are covered by the terms of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016. See www.lobbying.scot St Andrew’s House, Regent Road, Edinburgh EH1 3DG www.gov.scot ANNEX B Quick Quotes Whilst we do not hold data on how such procurement exercises are conducted, and noting that use of the PCS system is not the only system through which quick-quotes can be processed, data from Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) shows that in financial year 2023/34, all 32 local authorities in Scotland published Quick Quote notices on PCS.