Data reports from UK public procurement notices, with the method and data behind every figure.
48%of relevant contracts missed by a simple keyword alert
Study · October 2026
A simple keyword alert missed a median 48% of relevant contracts in each service, and an expert keyword list 19%. 4,665 awards judged one at a time.
Procurement Data Series No. 2 · October 2026
UK public bodies spent £1.64bn on hyperscale cloud in 249 contracts. Who buys, which providers win and which resellers sit in between.
Procurement Data Series No. 1 · September 2026
2,008 AI-related procurements by 615 UK public bodies, with £1.83bn in published contract awards. What they bought and which suppliers won.
Writing about public procurement? Data and source notes for journalists
