Use This Hub to Check the Evidence
This rebuilt page combines the newer Right First Time UK transparency layout with the detailed material from the original site. The original information, evidence routes and source links are kept below rather than being replaced.
1. Read the information
Use the restored sections below for the detailed subject guide and background.
2. Open the evidence
Source, evidence and information links are shown as clear buttons so you can check the underlying material.
3. Check current status
Where a subject changes over time, use the linked official source for the latest published position.
Information & Evidence Shortcuts
Quick access to source links already included in the original RFTUK page.
Full RFTUK Information & Evidence
Find a Tender publishes UK public procurement notices and contracts, while Contracts Finder lets users search government contract opportunities and awarded contracts. The Procurement Act 2023 guidance explains the newer UK regime.
1. Find a Tender
Search UK public procurement notices, tender opportunities, contract awards and supplier notices.
2. Contracts Finder
Search public-sector contract opportunities, pipeline information, previous tenders and awarded contracts.
3. Procurement Act 2023
The main UK procurement law framework for public-sector contracting.
4. Sourcing and Outsourcing Playbook
Government guidance for outsourcing, insourcing, service delivery and supplier management.
5. Cabinet Office and Government Commercial Function
Central procurement policy, commercial standards and cross-government buying rules.
6. Crown Commercial Service
Central purchasing body, commercial agreements, frameworks and public-sector buying routes.
7. Framework Agreements and Dynamic Markets
Track public framework agreements, call-offs, supplier panels and dynamic purchasing routes.
8. Suppliers, Company Records and Ownership
Check companies, directors, ownership, insolvency, accounts and public contract history.
9. Spending Over £25,000 and Departmental Spend
Track payments made by departments and public bodies to suppliers.
10. Local Council Procurement and Transparency
Find council spending, contracts, supplier payments, procurement registers and committee papers.
11. NHS Procurement and Outsourcing
Track NHS suppliers, contracts, outsourcing, private providers and procurement frameworks.
12. Defence Procurement
Track Ministry of Defence suppliers, frameworks, major projects and procurement spending.
13. Digital, AI and Technology Suppliers
Track digital transformation, AI, cloud, data systems and technology supplier contracts.
14. PFI, PPP and Long-Term Contracts
Track private finance initiatives, long-term public-private contracts and legacy costs.
15. Conflicts of Interest and Supplier Conduct
Check rules on conflicts, supplier behaviour, ministerial interests and public standards.
16. Debarment, Exclusion and Poor Performance
Track rules for excluding suppliers, debarment, contract failure and poor performance.
17. Parliament, Hansard and Written Questions
Track MPs, debates, written questions, procurement scandals and outsourcing scrutiny.
18. National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee
Value-for-money reports, procurement failures, outsourcing lessons and public spending scrutiny.
19. Emergency Procurement and Covid Contracts
Track emergency contracting, PPE procurement, direct awards and pandemic-related spending.
20. Freedom of Information
Request contracts, invoices, evaluation scores, conflicts logs, meeting notes, supplier correspondence and risk registers.
21. Complaints, Challenges and Regulators
Find complaint routes for procurement concerns, data concerns, fraud and maladministration.
22. Devolved Procurement Portals
Search procurement portals for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
23. Civil Society and Investigative Resources
Independent research, anti-corruption work and public-interest procurement analysis.
24. Public Interest News Searches
Track recent reporting on procurement, outsourcing, conflicts and supplier failures.
Public Questions This Hub Should Help Answer
- Who won the contract?
- How much was the contract worth?
- Was it openly competed, directly awarded, called off from a framework, or extended?
- Who else bid, and what evaluation criteria were used?
- What public body signed the contract?
- What service was outsourced, and why?
- Was there an insourcing option appraisal?
- Were conflicts of interest declared?
- Has the supplier failed before?
- Were contract performance notices published?
- Is the public getting value for money?
- What FOI route can reveal missing documents?
Procurement Accountability Checklist
- Search Find a Tender for the buyer, supplier and contract title.
- Search Contracts Finder for below-threshold contracts, older awards and pipeline notices.
- Search the public body website for spending over £25,000 or spending over £500 datasets.
- Search Companies House for supplier directors, accounts, ownership and filing history.
- Check whether the award was open competition, direct award, framework call-off or contract extension.
- Check whether conflicts of interest, procurement waivers or exemptions were declared.
- Search NAO and Public Accounts Committee reports for value-for-money concerns.
- Search Hansard and written questions for ministerial answers and scrutiny.
- Use FOI for missing contracts, scoring sheets, business cases, invoices and correspondence.
- Use regulator, ombudsman or fraud reporting routes if there is evidence of wrongdoing.
Find a Tender Contracts Finder Procurement Act guidance CCS frameworks Companies House NAO procurement Hansard FOI archive