Clean and enrich your data
Cleanse all of the supplier records within your organisation, creating a single, consolidated record with rich information to help you make better buying decisions.
Match your suppliers to a single, company record;
show other buyers who trade with your suppliers and;
enrich your data with addresses, identifiers, company structures and more.
Classify your data
We have built a state-of-the-art algorithm just to categorise procurement data. Work with us to categorise millions of records with stunning accuracy automatically.
Classify any document type, including spending and contract data;
Classify multiple languages in a single process;
Real time classification for new data from multiple sources and;
use common standards like CPV or build ...
Analysis for the $13trn global market
If you need authoritative, evidence-based insight to apply to a broader strategic challenge, we're here to help.
Unlike other consultants, we start with the largest database of procurement data in the world and combine that with deep analytical insights and expert knowledge of public contracting, not just in the UK but globally.
Analyse competitive dynamics or contracting ...
High priorities in PPE lead to missed opportunities
The NAO has just published a report criticising the government for using a 'high priority lane' where suppliers that were known to MPs were prioritised for public contracts for protective equipment, often at high values. Thread follows. https://www.nao.org.uk/report/government-procurement-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
It isn't hard to see why this is a problem, good suppliers with a history of supplying PPE were ...
Consultancy contracts published
Today we're publishing all of the recent consultancy contracts for the UK. This data is free to download and reuse.
There has been high levels of interest in the roles that larger consultancies are playing in the delivery of the 'Test and Trace' service here in the UK, so we've decided to publish all of the data ...
Opening Covid Contracts
Today we're openly publishing all of the contracts let by UK public sector for medical equipment and protective workwear. This data is free for anyone to download and reuse in their work.
The data we are publishing is selected on the basis of the category codes that are selected by each buyer when they publish details of ...
The little codes that hold our world together
Have you noticed that your email address is completely unique? Its obvious that this would be true, but it bears thinking about. In all the millions and millions of email addresses there isn’t another like yours, if there was another like yours there would be no way for your colleagues and friends to send a note ...
What Is The Right Price For PPE?
-Ian Makgill, Founder, Spend Network
What's the right price for PPE gowns and masks? With every Government in the world yanking hard on the same supply chains, prices have increased significantly. The UK Government has made it clear that they're willing to do what they can to get the equipment they need to protect NHS staff.
We've written ...
Your supplier is on mute.
Does video conferencing make it easier to evaluate suppliers?
We're just finishing up a bid. Our heads are full of equality policies, pricing and schedules. It's a strong bid, a great team and we've got all the necessary experience. It feels good.
We've written a lot, it has taken a long time, but could it be different?
It used ...
The Case For Using Data In Public Procurement
Our current model of procurement uses data for limited purposes. The primary analysis conducted by procurement teams is spend analysis, where buyers seek to identify opportunities for aggregating demand. Aggregation is where a buyer purchases more goods or services from a single supplier in order to achieve price reductions. In the public sector, spend analysis typically ...
Tackling Covid-19 with open procurement data
To help public sector buyers around the world combat the Covid-19 emergency, we have built our supplier search tool (http://openopps.com/covid-19).
Our free service allows buyers to search for suppliers around the world that provide critical goods and services. By searching for a particular term, such as ‘PPE’ or ‘protective equipment’, users can be instantly connected to a ...
Why do Government IT projects fail?
Why do Government IT projects consistently fail? Below are eight reasons why we keep getting this wrong.
1. We've bought into a tech utopia
Believe that technology is a solution to difficult problems, and we start to think about the edge case of possibilities and how it can be used to deliver a utopian future - blockchain anyone? ...