UK DCMS Government Procurement Card Transactions Over £500

Monthly published data of all UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Government Procurement Card (GPC) spend where a single transaction value is £500 or above. The data is published by DCMS and was last updated on 2026-07-08. It includes transactions from all staff who hold GPCs.

Use Cases

• Analyze public spending patterns based on monthly transaction data.
• Monitor government procurement card usage and compliance based on high-value transaction reporting.
• Conduct transparency and accountability audits based on published departmental expenditure.

Strengths

• Data is published monthly, suggesting regular updates.
• Includes all transactions with a single value of £500 or above, providing a clear threshold for high-value spending.
• Covers all staff holding Government Procurement Cards within the DCMS.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal and institutional bias inherent to a single UK government department's spending.

Provenance

Source

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), UK Government.

Collection Method

Published records of Government Procurement Card transactions.

Time Range

Monthly coverage; specific start date unknown.

Freshness

Monthly publication frequency; last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:20.689128.

Geography

United Kingdom, specifically DCMS departmental spending.