UK Government Contract Notices for February 2016

February 2016 data contains Contracts Finder notices from the UK government, structured using the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) flattened CSV format. The dataset is organized into daily files, each containing all OCDS releases for a given calendar day. It was published by the Crown Commercial Service.

Use Cases

• Analyze contract award patterns and procurement timelines using OCDS release data for February 2016
• Track daily government contracting activity by examining the contents of each calendar day's file
• Study the application of the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) format in UK public procurement records

Strengths

• Data adheres to the standardized Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) flattened CSV format
• Provides a complete month of daily procurement notices for February 2016
• Published by the authoritative Crown Commercial Service organization

Limitations

• Limited to a single month (February 2016), offering a narrow temporal snapshot
• Unknown data volume, row count, and specific column structure limit analytical planning
• Potential staleness as data reflects procurement activity from over eight years ago

Provenance

Source

Crown Commercial Service

Collection Method

Contains official Contracts Finder notices published by the UK government.

Time Range

February 2016

Freshness

Data is from February 2016, with a metadata last update recorded in March 2026.

Geography

United Kingdom