UK Government Procurement Notices for October 2022

United Kingdom public procurement notices published on Contracts Finder for October 2022. The data is structured according to the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) format, providing a standardized view of government contracting activity. Each file contains all OCDS releases for a single calendar day within that month.

Use Cases

• Analyzing procurement trends and supplier awards based on standardized contract release data.
• Monitoring government spending transparency and compliance using OCDS-formatted records.
• Benchmarking public sector contract values and timelines for a specific month.
• Training models for automated contract classification using structured notice fields.

Strengths

• Data follows the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS), enabling cross-platform and cross-jurisdiction comparison.
• Cross-platform presence on multiple data portals signals established importance and accessibility.
• Provides daily granularity with each file containing all releases for a calendar day.

Limitations

• Column names and detailed schema are unknown, limiting immediate analysis.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates (2026-04-30 and 2023-05-22) create uncertainty about metadata freshness.
• Critical metadata like row count, file size, and specific license are unavailable.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Published notices from the UK's Contracts Finder platform, converted to the OCDS flattened CSV format.

Time Range

October 2022

Freshness

2026-04 20:01:48.087169

Geography

United Kingdom