Open data: bids per buyer and contracts ending
Two CSV files, rebuilt every day from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Last built 2026-10-09. Free to use, including commercially, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Please say where it came from, for example: “Source: BidCount analysis of Find a Tender and Contracts Finder data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 2026-10-09.”
Buyer bid statistics
buyer-bid-statistics.csv: one row per public buyer with at least ten contract awards since October 2023 and something open, planned or ending now.
| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| buyer | The buyer's name as published (most common spelling) |
| page | Its page on this site |
| awards_since_2023_10 | Contracts awarded since 1 October 2023 (frameworks excluded) |
| usual_value_gbp | Median value of those awards, pounds |
| usual_term_months | Median contract length in months |
| median_bids_on_earlier_open_tenders | Median number of bids received, across the buyer's earlier open tenders awarded on Find a Tender in 2025-26 (one figure per procurement). Blank with fewer than three |
| rating | few bidders (4 or fewer), typical, crowded (8 or more) or unrated |
| open_tenders, planned_tenders | Counts on the site today |
| contracts_ending_12_months | Contracts from award notices that end in the next 12 months (see below) |
Contracts ending
contracts-ending.csv: contracts from award notices worth at least £50,000, with a term of 12 to 120 months, whose scheduled end date is in the next 12 months.
| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contract, buyer | Title and buyer from the award notice |
| supplier | The winner, only when the name looks like an organisation; blank otherwise |
| value_gbp, term_months | Awarded value and length |
| scheduled_end | End date in the notice. Contracts are often extended or re-tendered early or late |
| sector, region | From the CPV code and the notice's place of delivery |
| award_notice | Link to the official notice |
Limits
Bid counts describe a buyer's history; they are not a forecast for any tender. Contracts Finder stopped receiving most new tender notices in March 2025 under the Procurement Act, so this covers what Find a Tender and the remaining Contracts Finder notices show. Read the full method.
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