UK Government Supplier Payments Over £25,000, Monthly Reports from Ofgem

Ofgem's monthly reports detail all central government expenditure over £25,000, published online as part of a UK transparency initiative announced in May 2010. The data covers payments made by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets to its suppliers. Reports are available in CSV and PDF formats under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing government spending patterns based on monthly supplier payment reports
• Monitoring public procurement transparency based on the £25,000 publication threshold
• Studying the financial flows within the UK energy regulation sector based on Ofgem's reported payments

Strengths

• Data is published as part of a formal UK government transparency commitment announced on 28th May 2010
• Reports are prepared and released on a consistent monthly basis
• Available in both machine-readable CSV and document PDF formats

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count and total data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect temporal and institutional bias inherent to the UK government and Ofgem's reporting scope

Provenance

Source

Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem)

Collection Method

Monthly reports of supplier payments compiled by Ofgem and published on Data.gov.uk.

Time Range

Reports are monthly; specific start date is not provided in the input.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:38.907253; freshness should be verified

Geography

United Kingdom, specifically central government expenditure.