START WITH A QUESTION
Twenty ways into the same public record.
You should not need to know a procurement taxonomy to follow public money. Pick the question closest to yours, then move between the answer, report and source records.
Where does UK public money go?
Start with the overall Contracts Finder award picture, then move into regions, sectors, buyers and suppliers.
Follow this question →02Who wins the most public contracts?
Compare Companies House-linked suppliers by published award notices and buyer coverage.
Follow this question →03Which public bodies award the most contracts?
Compare contracting authorities by notice count, supplier breadth and disclosed value.
Follow this question →04Which government departments award contracts?
Open department-level routes for major central-government buyers.
Follow this question →05Which regions have the most public-contract awards?
Compare the delivery region stated on award notices and keep missing geography in view.
Follow this question →06Which sectors receive the most public contracts?
Compare published CPV descriptions and the broader services, goods and works categories.
Follow this question →07How much public money is disclosed for services?
Inspect service-category notices, buyers, suppliers and values.
Follow this question →08How much public money is disclosed for goods?
Inspect goods-category award notices and follow them to buyers and suppliers.
Follow this question →09How much public money is disclosed for works?
Explore construction and works notices by buyer, supplier, region and value.
Follow this question →10What are the largest published contract awards?
Review the highest positive GBP award fields in the held Contracts Finder notices.
Follow this question →11Which public contracts may be due for renewal?
Find awards with approaching published contract end dates, then check the buyer and incumbent supplier.
Follow this question →12Which public buyers use the most suppliers?
Compare distinct published supplier names attached to each buyer's award notices.
Follow this question →13How many supplier links include company numbers?
Understand the difference between a published supplier name and a GB-COH identifier.
Follow this question →14Which public-contract suppliers are linked to charities?
Follow exact company-number links into the Charity Commission register where present.
Follow this question →15How have published contract awards changed over time?
Compare notice counts and disclosed values by publication year.
Follow this question →16How many award notices have no usable value?
See how many notices lack a positive award value and why totals need care.
Follow this question →17Why do many contract notices have no region?
Understand missing, national and England-wide delivery geography.
Follow this question →18How do I check a public-contract supplier?
Move from the published name to identifiers, Companies House, charity context and source notice.
Follow this question →19How current is the public-contract data?
Check the newest held notice and the recorded import dates for every source layer.
Follow this question →20What can Contracts Finder award data prove?
Separate what the published record says from conclusions it cannot support alone.
Follow this question →Browse the dimensions directly.
Go straight to the report, region, sector or department directories.