Spend Network introduction to our data

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An introduction to our dataSpend Network .... ....

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About Spend Network

Spend Network provides insight and analysis for public sector markets across the world. We work with procurement and finance data to help governments and their suppliers create better deals

and to forge lasting partnerships.



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Tender dataNew analysis and insights

from tendering and contract data.



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Tender data

We are currently working to complete a global register of public tender opportunities. We are already sourcing data across Europe and we have core data in the USA and Canada.

A global network of data

We are linking our tender records to a growing register of government buyers, giving our customers superior insight and searching capabilities.

LINKED TO OUR REGISTER OF BUYERS01

All entries are available in their source language and in English, with translation options available.

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We use the Open Contracting data standard, backed by the World Bank our data can be reused by agencies across the globe to improve services for citizens.

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Tender data

We gather data from publishers advertising business opportunities across the world. By turning this data into a collective register of government demands across the globe, we know what is bought by whom.

What do we gather?

Descriptions of all of the tenders, plus a standard categorisation, analysable and searchable in English.

WHAT IS BEING BOUGHT01

The country, sector and the organisation making purchases. WHO IS BUYING

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We have tenders dating back to 2008, allowing us to identify trends and patterns of demand over time.

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Tender data

We can augment the data, providing additional detail for users so that they can understand more about an opportunity, such as who is the present incumbent, the value of a contract and when it is due to end.

Augmenting the data

We can determine the likely value of contracts being let in a particular market, including pricing trends.

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The time that contracts are due to expire, providing buyers with the lead time required to pitch for business prior to re-tendering.

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Who is currently supplying the contracts that you wish to compete for.

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Tender data

Tender data can be mined for new insights into a market. Our data science techniques can help find tenders that are suitable for you, spot trends within a market and create new insights into buyer’s requirements.

Analysing the data

Procurement classifications often fail to identify the tenders tenders that are specific to your needs, our algorithms can spot the tenders you should be bidding on.

TENDER RECOMMENDATIONS01

By analysing millions of tender documents, it is possible to spot key trends in a market, such as growth in the value of tenders, or reduction in demand.

MARKET TRENDS02

Our data covers tenders over a 10 year period, we’re able to use this data to spot patterns that project demand and highlight what buyers are likely to need.

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Spend dataKnow what was bought, with whom

and at what price.



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Spend data

We collect and normalise the spending data published by public sector organisations in the UK. We collect each file and convert it into a common standard before analysing it.

Where we gather data

We gather the data for all the main, ministerial departments and their arms length bodies, as well as many non-departmental public bodies.

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

We gather data from all large local authorities, including Counties, Unitaries and Metropolitan District Councils.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

We gather spending from National Health Trusts and Care Commissioning groups that publish data.

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Spend data

Our spending data is like the bank statement for the public sector, we know who was paid, how much they were paid and who paid them. We have also linked and categorised the data.

What is in the data?

Every record details, the buyer’s name, the supplier’s name, the transaction date and the value of the transaction.

CORE DATA

Most of the data available contains details of the service area that purchases where made from, the purpose and whether the spend was a capital or revenue transaction.

ADDITIONAL DATA

We process and publish every transaction from the available data, giving you access to over 62m individual transactions.

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Spend data

We link the data so that our customers can gain unparalleled insight into the spending activities of the public sector. By linking and classifying each transaction, we can build new insights into the data.

Linking the data

We maintain a full list of public bodies, from Central and Local Government, to schools, hospitals and prisons.

BUYER RECORDS

We link each transaction to a supplier record, including companies, care homes, schools and charities.

SUPPLIER RECORDS

We also categorise the data to a common standard so that our data can be collectively analysed to track markets across the whole public sector.

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Spend data

Our data can be analysed to identify new opportunities for both buyers and suppliers. Our work helps your teams create better deals, manage your contracts better and to deliver better services.

Analysing the data

Each buyer’s spending is profiled, so that you can know exactly what they bought and how they compare to other buyers.

SPEND ANALYSIS01

By linking supplier records, we can show where individual suppliers are trading, their average spend per customer and their growth over time.

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Our categorisation gives us the ability to track any market and to monitor trends in the market over time.

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WhySpend

Network?Helping you to overcome your

Public Sector challenges.



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Data quality

Our data is built on an extensible platform that already millions of records, our tools can add new data feeds in a matter of hours, ensuring that we provide comprehensive data analysis for our users.

Comprehensive and consistent

We can process every available transaction, so users never to use modelled or estimated data. You get every transaction and each has a clear audit trail.

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Our processing tools automatically sources and add new records overnight, ensuring that you always have access to a comprehensive data source.

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We ensure that we gather all of the data available in each file, so we can conduct the best analysis available.

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Versatile analytics

Our data can be used to create new insights into markets. We have worked on projects to analyse where small suppliers trade with Government, how to engage young suppliers and where to make savings in Government.

Analysing the data

Break down data by region, sub-region, sector and sub-sector. For example, we can show you spend by County Councils in the South West

BUYER ANALYSIS01

Break down data by company, charity, care provider or education establishment. Analyse that spend by size, location and nature of organisation.

SUPPLIER ANALYSIS02

We categorise our data to UNSPSC procurement classification level II, we can map this data to SIC, CPV, PROClass or any other classification for you.

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Create new insights

Our rivals frequently fail to gather all of the data, so they cannot give you all the detail and they don’t have an audit trail. Our data provides the most comprehensive and granular analysis in the market today.

Example uses

Our data has been used to identify over a £1bn of savings in the UK public sector. For suppliers needing to demonstrate savings, or buyers looking for opportunities, our data delivers.

GOVERNMENT SAVINGS ANALYSIS01

Need to know what a competitor is doing? Need to leverage spend over several buyers? Our data can help you to track the work of individual suppliers across the public sector.

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Do you need to know what is happening in your market? What do buyers need? What are the key trends in your market? Our data can deliver new levels of insight, finding new opportunities and projecting demand.

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Buying ourservices

How we work with our customersto help you solve your challenges.



From

£10,000Our dedicated research

team, working with you to answer your

questions and solveyour problems.

From

£1,500pmAccess to our data as per our data only membership

Use our dedicated researchteam to answer yourquestions and solve

your problems

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Data plus services

From

£600pmAccess to membersarea of the website

Download data in CSV format

Access to our

JSON API data.

Data only

Pricing

Custom research



£2,400pmDownload data from

any of our buyersany time you want.

No per seat licencesdownload the dataas many times asyour team needs.

£1,000pmDownload data from

up to 60 different buyersin any given year.


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60 Buyers

£600pmDownload data from

up to 30 different buyersin any given year.


30 Buyers

Data pricing

Unlimited Buyers



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Some of ourcustomers

Some of the organisations we’ve worked with recently.



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Featured in…Some of the journals featuring

our work.



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