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Everything here is free, open, and built from public data
eSourcing Data maintains a public reference library on UK procurement. Seventy-seven official documents explained in plain English, a weekly analysis of what the public sector actually published, a maintained statistics page, and a decision guide to the Procurement Act commercial vehicles. None of it is gated, none of it requires an email address, and it is useful whether or not you ever buy anything from us.
We publish it because we read this material anyway. The market reports are generated from Find a Tender notices under the Open Government Licence, the Library summarises documents the government has already published, and the statistics come from the same source. Nothing here is an opinion piece dressed as research.
The Procurement Library
77 official documents explained: the Procurement Act 2023 guidance series, Procurement Policy Notes and the government commercial playbooks. Each one summarised in plain English with a link to the original.
Browse the libraryMarket reports
Weekly analysis of UK public procurement notices published on Find a Tender: volumes, procedures, below-threshold activity, SME participation, sectors and regions. Free and open, under the Open Government Licence.
Read the latestProcurement statistics
A maintained reference page of the numbers people keep asking for: notice volumes, procedure mix, SME share and contract values, updated as the data updates rather than annually.
See the statisticsThe commercial vehicle guide
How to choose between a framework, an open framework, a dynamic market, a UDM and a QUDM. Term limits, supplier fees, admission rules, and three categories worked through end to end.
Read the guideStart here
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Interactive tools
Procurement ROI Calculator
Get a personalised estimate of your procurement efficiency saving or win rate improvement. Takes 5 minutes. Generates a PDF report.
PA23 Compliance Checklist
A downloadable checklist covering every PA23 obligation at each stage of the procurement lifecycle. Free, no sign-up required.
Bid or No-Bid Decision Framework
A structured scoring template to help supplier teams decide which opportunities to pursue - before committing time to a bid response.
The Procurement Library
Official UK procurement guidance, explained
The PA23 guidance series, Procurement Policy Notes, commercial playbooks and templates, every core document explained in plain English by practitioners. Free to read, free to print, with a companion article on the blog for each one.
UK Procurement Market Report
What the public sector actually published this week
A weekly count of every notice published on Find a Tender: procedures used, below threshold activity, busiest sectors and regions, most active buyers and the small business share. Free, printable, and every figure states the records it was counted from. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
2,264
notices counted
49.2%
below threshold, of the notices naming a procedure
25.2%
of notices carried a contract value
Latest edition: 21 September 2026 to 27 September 2026
Downloads & brochures
Branded, print-ready documents. Gated downloads open instantly after a name and email; a copy of the link is emailed to you.
Dynamic Markets: the eSourcing Data brochure
What a Dynamic Market is under the Procurement Act 2023, the Design, Launch and Operate service, worked example markets and engagement models. Five pages, print ready.
G-Cloud 15 service brochures (28 services)
A branded brochure for every eSourcing Data SaaS service listed on G-Cloud 15: description, features, benefits, commercials and how to buy. Open any service to download its brochure.
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The Procurement Act 2023 - Compliance Guide for Contracting Authorities
A comprehensive guide to every PA23 obligation - from pipeline notices to standstill management, social value requirements and the Competitive Flexible Procedure. Includes a compliance checklist.
UK Win Rate Benchmark Report 2025
Analysis of public sector bid win rates across sectors, contract value ranges and buyer types. Includes data on evaluation criteria weighting, social value scoring and what separates winning bids from losing ones.
The True Cost of Manual Procurement
A research paper quantifying the staff time, compliance risk and missed opportunity cost of running procurement via email and shared drives. Based on data from 50+ procurement teams.
Writing Bids That Score: PA23 Edition
A practical guide to structuring bid responses around how PA23 evaluation criteria are actually scored. Includes method statement templates, social value frameworks and a pre-submission quality checklist.
Social Value Reporting Guide - TOMS & NCVO Frameworks
How to capture, track and report social value commitments through the full procurement lifecycle. Includes TOMS mapping templates, supplier reporting frameworks and board-ready reporting formats.
Getting onto Government Frameworks - The SME Playbook
A step-by-step guide for SMEs looking to access public sector contracts through CCS frameworks, DPS arrangements and Dynamic Markets. Includes framework eligibility mapper and application templates.
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