UK Government Contract Notices for February 2023

United Kingdom public procurement data for February 2023, published via the Contracts Finder portal. The dataset is structured according to the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) in a flattened CSV format, with each file containing all releases for a single calendar day. It provides a standardized record of tender notices and contract awards from UK public sector bodies.

Use Cases

• Analyzing procurement timelines and award patterns based on daily OCDS releases.
• Benchmarking government spending and supplier diversity using standardized contract fields.
• Monitoring compliance with open contracting principles across UK public bodies.
• Training models for automated contract classification using structured OCDS data.

Strengths

• Data follows the international Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS), ensuring structured comparability.
• Published by the authoritative Crown Commercial Service, the central UK government procurement body.
• Available on multiple open data platforms (uk_data, eu_open_data), indicating established provenance.

Limitations

• Column names and detailed schema are not provided in any source description.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date (2026-04-30 vs. 2023-05 22), casting doubt on metadata accuracy.
• No information on row count, file size, or specific license terms is available.

Provenance

Source

Crown Commercial Service

Collection Method

Published via the UK Contracts Finder portal, formatted to the Open Contracting Data Standard.

Time Range

February 2023

Freshness

2026-04-30 20:01:49.867634

Geography

United Kingdom