UK Government Contracts Over £5,000 from June 2017

UK government 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, and security. The dataset is available in CSV and JSON formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing government spending patterns based on contract value thresholds.
• Monitoring public procurement activity based on quarterly publication cycles.
• Assessing data transparency practices based on described redaction protocols for sensitive information.

Strengths

• Focuses on contracts exceeding a specific monetary threshold (£5,000).
• Published quarterly, suggesting a regular update schedule.
• Data redaction follows specific 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 government procurement systems.

Time Range

June 2017

Freshness

Published quarterly.

Geography

United Kingdom