UK Government Contracts Over £5,000 for March 2023

Details of contracts, commissioned activity, purchase orders, and framework agreements with a value exceeding £5,000. Data has been redacted in line with Local Government Association guidance to protect personal data, commercial confidentiality, security, health & safety, or crime prevention. This data is published quarterly by the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Analyzing public spending patterns based on contract value thresholds.
• Monitoring government procurement activity and supplier engagement.
• Researching data redaction practices for privacy and security in public datasets.

Strengths

• Data is published on a quarterly schedule, suggesting regular updates.
• Includes a defined value threshold (over £5,000) for contract inclusion.
• 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.
• Specific redactions are not itemized, limiting analysis of the complete underlying data.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from government procurement systems.

Time Range

March 2023

Freshness

Published quarterly; snapshot is for March 2023.

Geography

United Kingdom (implied by currency and authority)