Buyer spend lookup

How can I see how much a council or government department spends?

UK public bodies are required to publish their payments to suppliers — councils under the Local Government Transparency Code (payments over £500) and central government under HM Treasury guidance (spend over £25,000). This tool aggregates those official publications so you can pick a covered buyer and instantly see its total tracked spend, its largest suppliers and how many of its contracts are due to expire.

Which buyers can I look up?

Every buyer shown here has its published spending data ingested and matched against the Companies House register. The list covers central government departments and a growing set of local authorities, and it grows every month. The full live coverage list — including how current each body is — is on the coverage page.

Is the buyer spend lookup free?

Yes. Looking up a buyer to see its headline spend, top suppliers and expiring-contract count is free and needs no sign-up. The fuller picture — the complete supplier list, each incumbent’s payment history, spend trends over time and which specific contracts are expiring — is inside PSIP.

Where does the spending data come from?

From the buyers themselves. PSIP ingests each public body’s official transparency publications under the Open Government Licence, normalises the inconsistent formats and matches suppliers to Companies House. Every figure traces back to a source publication — nothing is estimated or invented.

Why does this matter for winning contracts?

Because the supplier who engages a buyer before the tender is advertised wins far more often. Seeing what a buyer spends, who currently holds their contracts and what is about to expire lets you target the right buyers and time your approach — instead of only reacting once a notice is published.