Leicester City Council High-Value Contracts and Procurement

Leicester City Council publishes quarterly details of contracts, commissioned activities, purchase orders, and framework agreements valued over £5,000. The data is redacted in line with Local Government Association guidance to protect personal data, commercial confidentiality, and security. It currently excludes contracts for Digital, Data, and Technology services, which are noted as being compiled for future inclusion.

Use Cases

• Tracking public spending on high-value contracts based on the £5,000 threshold.
• Monitoring procurement activity and framework agreements for vendor analysis.
• Assessing government transparency and data publication compliance based on redaction guidance.
• Analyzing quarterly spending trends across different fiscal periods.

Strengths

• Data is published quarterly, providing regular updates on procurement activity.
• Includes a specific financial threshold, detailing only contracts valued over £5,000.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, specific column names, license, and file size are unavailable across all platform entries.
• The dataset has known gaps, specifically excluding Digital, Data, and Technology (ICT) contracts for several quarters.
• Data is redacted for personal data, commercial confidentiality, and security, limiting completeness.

Provenance

Source

Leicester City Council

Collection Method

Published by the local government authority as part of transparency initiatives.

Time Range

Covers quarterly publications from at least March 2024 to March 2026.

Freshness

Last updated metadata indicates a latest data update for March 2026.

Geography

Local government area of Leicester, United Kingdom.