UK Local Government Contracts Over £5,000 for December 2019

December 2019 details of contracts, commissioned activities, purchase orders, and framework agreements with a value exceeding £5,000, published by the Government Digital Service. Data is published quarterly and has been redacted in line with Local Government Association guidance to protect personal data, commercial confidentiality, or security. The dataset is available in CSV and JSON formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing public spending patterns based on contract values and types mentioned in the description.
• Monitoring procurement transparency and redaction practices based on the described exclusion criteria.
• Studying quarterly trends in local government expenditure based on the stated publication frequency.

Strengths

• Focuses on contracts with a defined monetary threshold (over £5,000).
• Data is published on a regular quarterly schedule.
• Redaction follows specific, documented guidance from the Local Government Association.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from local government contract reports.

Time Range

December 2019

Freshness

Published quarterly; specific last update date is unknown.

Geography

United Kingdom (implied by use of GBP and reference to UK Local Government Association)