Spend Network introduction to our data

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An introduction to our data
Spend 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 BUYERS
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All entries are available in their source language and in English,
with translation options available.
MULTI-LINGUAL
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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.
STANDARDISED
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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 BOUGHT
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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.
DATA 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.
THE VALUE OF A CONTRACT
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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.
CONTRACT END DATES
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Who is currently supplying the contracts that you wish to
compete for.
THE INCUMBENT SUPPLIER
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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 RECOMMENDATIONS
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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 TRENDS
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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.
BUYER REQUIREMENTS
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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.
HEALTH
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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.
GRANULARITY
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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.
CATEGORISATION
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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 ANALYSIS
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By linking supplier records, we can show where individual
suppliers are trading, their average spend per customer and
their growth over time.
SUPPLIER ANALYSIS
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Our categorisation gives us the ability to track any market and
to monitor trends in the market over time.
MARKET ANALYSIS
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Why 
Spend  
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.
ALL THE DATA
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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.
UP TO DATE
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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.
EVERY DETAIL
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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 ANALYSIS
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Break down data by company, charity, care provider or
education establishment. Analyse that spend by size, location
and nature of organisation.
SUPPLIER ANALYSIS
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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.
CATEGORY ANALYSIS
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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 ANALYSIS
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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.
SUPPLIER ANALYSIS
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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.
DEMAND MANAGEMENT
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Buying our 
services
How we work with our customers 
to help you solve your challenges.

From  
£10,000

Our dedicated research 
team, working with you to
answer your 
questions and solve 
your problems. 
 
 
From  
£1,500pm

Access to our data as per  
our data only membership

Use our dedicated research 
team to answer your 
questions and solve 
your problems 
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Data plus services
From  
£600pm

Access to members 
area of the website

Download data 
in CSV format  
 
Access to our  
JSON API data.
Data only
Pricing
Custom research

£2,400pm

Download data from 
any of our buyers 
any time you want. 
 
No per seat licences 
download the data 
as many times as 
your team needs.
£1,000pm

up to 60 different buyers 
in any given year. 
 
as many times as 
your team needs.
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60 Buyers
£600pm

up to 30 different buyers 
in any given year. 
 
as many times as 
your team needs.
30 Buyers
Data pricing
Unlimited Buyers

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Some of our 
customers
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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