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Intelligent analysis.

Insights into the $13tn public procurement market.

Our analysis.

Spend Network are constantly producing detailed analysis using our world class procurement data. Get in touch if you want us to do an analysis for you.

Contracting Carbon Emissions.

A projection of the CO2 emissions from public contracting using open data.

The gender pay gap.

Our analysis of the data underpinning the gender pay gap in public procurement.

Research case study.

The challenge.

An independent , global non-profit public charity that brings open data and open government together to ensure public money is spent openly, were looking for research partner to help to quantify the value of global government procurement for a landmark piece of work.

Our solution.

We worked with the organisation as their data partner, quantifying the value of the market by collecting publicly available contracting records. As there was only sufficient detail to calculate annual spending for records that represent just 3% of the total market’s value, the rest we had to estimate through statistical modelling. We gathered the procurement spend from sources such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and government sources then gathered a number of national metrics tracked and maintained by the World Bank such as GDP, GNI, military spend, tax revenue, total debt service, Statistical Capacity score, and Human Capital Index . We then modelled the figures, giving us country by country estimates.

The outcome.

The creation of the value of global government procurement research is used in government and business, and stands as the most comprehensive analysis of the size of public procurement to date.

How governments spend: Opening up the value of global public procurement.

Our research.

With 200m+ documents to hand, we can provide new levels of insight into this $13tn market for goods and services, providing leading research into Public Sector procurement.

Procuring inequality cover

Procuring Inequality

An assessment of the gender pay gap between key  buyers and suppliers in the UK.

An assessment of EU procurement around Covid-19

EU procurement around Covid-19

Analysis of procurement activities of different governments during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Open and sustainable procurement toolkit

Open and sustainable procurement

A toolkit for buyers to understand how they can implement and manage social value procurement programmes.

How governments spend: Opening up the value of global public procurement

How governments spend

An analysis of the $13tn of total spending of public procurement around the world. 

Latest articles.

The most recent of our regular blogs covering public procurement from around the globe.

Transparency  in Public Procurement & How To Get it.
Procurement
Transparency  in Public Procurement & How To Get it.
Ensuring transparency in government procurement is not only a matter of ethical governance but also a catalyst for efficiency, fair competition, and economic growth. But how? What ...
AI, a path to riches
Procurement
AI, a path to riches
The introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has begun to reshape the very core of procurement analytics, as part of an EU project exploring data enrichment, we're learning ...
Unlock Market Insights For Your Export Strategy
Procurement
Unlock Market Insights For Your Export Strategy
One often untapped growth source for export agencies is government procurement data. Integrating this data into your export strategy can provide a powerful blueprint for success, ...

Covid coverage.

Our data provides unprecedented insights into the global response to the defining health crisis of this generation. Here are some of our articles that cover how governments changed their procurement to meet the challenge.

New Industry Body White Paper Review of Covid Procurement
Procurement
New Industry Body White Paper Review of Covid Procurement
Since early on in the pandemic, there has been significant focus on the procurement of Covid related PPE, due to unprecedented nature of the procurement needs, and the processes ...
Australian Government Responds to COVID-19 Procurement Review
Government
Australian Government Responds to COVID-19 Procurement Review
Many governments around the world have faced pressure regarding their procurement of COVID-19 treatments and vaccines, so it is encouraging to see The Australian Government ...
Government On Covid 19 Contracts
Government
Government On Covid 19 Contracts
The government has published a document, providing further information about the procurement of critical testing equipment and services during the early months of the coronavirus ...


Comprehensive data.

Use raw data, updated daily, with reliable enhancements to create new forms of analysis. Integrate this data into your systems and your workflow.

Tender data fields.

29 fields including:
Source and URL
Buyer country
Title
Dates (start, end, release)
Description
Language
Value & currency
Identifiers
Buyer Organisation
Categories (CPV)
Buyer Address

Contract data fields.

26 fields including:
Source and URL
Buyer country
Title
Dates (start, end, release)
Description
Language
Value & currency
Identifiers
Buyer Organisation
Categories (CPV)
Buyer Address

Spend data fields.

70 fields including:
Buyer organisation
Transaction description
Buyer sector
Accounts payable codes
Value & currency
Service area / department
Supplier & supplier id
VAT paid
Supplier type
Category of spend

Data enhancements.

24 fields including:
Clean country name
Clean buyer name
Clean address data
Category name
Category code
Procurement type
Language

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