State of UK Public Procurement 2026

Drawing on the contracts published across Contracts Finder, Find a Tender Service, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI in the last 12 months, this report breaks down where the money is going, which sectors are growing, which buyers are most active, and what the average competitive landscape looks like by contract band.

What's inside

• ✓Total contract value by sector and region
• ✓Top 50 buyers by contract count and total spend
• ✓Framework vs. open tender split (and which is growing)
• ✓Average bidder counts by contract value band
• ✓Procurement Act 2023 — what changed in the data