- For UK Local Government
Procurement Intelligence for Local Government.
Local suppliers, total procurement, social value and reporting – all in one platform built for the Procurement Act 2023.
Trusted By Leading Public Sector Organisations
- The Challenge
Challenges shaping Local Government procurement.
317 local authorities spend £90 billion with external suppliers. You need to get it right with fewer resources than ever. Five forces define how 2026 looks:
Funding pressure is squeezing every line of spend
Councils face a multi-billion-pound funding gap and rising Section 114 risk. Procurement is one of the few levers left to protect frontline services without cutting them.
Supplier failure is no longer rare and can be expected
In a challenging economic environment, more vigilance and monitoring is required to protect public budgets.
The Procurement Act 2023 has changed the rules
New transparency, exclusion, and supplier-management duties came into force in February 2025. Most authorities are still operating on pre-Act processes and toolkits.
SME and VCSE access is now a measured outcome
The National Procurement Policy Statement sets clear expectations for local SME and VCSE participation. You are judged on the share of spend reaching small, local, and diverse suppliers.
Social value is statutory evidence, not aspiration
Under the Social Value Act and the new Procurement Act, you must evidence not just claim community, economic and environmental impact at the contract and portfolio levels.
Daily
Data Refresh
No complex IT project. No lengthy implementation. Just actionable insights when you need them.
One platform. Every supplier. Every Contract.
DataGardener gives local authorities complete visibility of their supplier base in a single platform. We aggregate 40+ UK data sources from Companies House and HMRC to Modern Slavery and sanctions registries across 5 million active businesses. Audit-ready intelligence on every supplier you spend with and every supplier you should.
Total Procurement
A single, audit-ready view of every supplier, contract and pound of spend in your authority.
- Identify and qualify more local SMEs, VCSEs and social enterprises, with the financial and compliance evidence to bring them confidently into your supply base.
- Track contracts, KPIs and supplier obligations across the full procurement lifecycle, from bidding to delivery.
- Surface duplicate suppliers, fragmented spend and category-level savings opportunities across every directorate.
Local Intelligence
A complete, evidence-based view of every business, property and company director within your authority.
- Map every business in your area by sector, size and ownership, with the financial signals to assess resilience.
- See who owns, leases and occupies commercial and residential property across your high streets and neighbourhoods, including voids, HMOs and properties of concern.
- Combine business and property data with economic and housing indicators to support your Local Plan, regeneration and inclusive growth priorities.
Social Value Intelligence
Evidence the social value of every procurement decision, aligned to the Procurement Act 2023 and the National TOMs Framework.
- Segment suppliers by ownership, type and accreditation - including women-led, minority-led and disability-led businesses, VCSEs and charities.
- Monitor Modern Slavery, Living Wage and ESG compliance continuously across your supply chain, with the assurance evidence to defend every contract.
- Evidence community impact across the authority and within each directorate, ready for Member, audit and resident scrutiny.
Reporting & Benchmarking
Replace the spreadsheets with live dashboards, peer benchmarks and audit-compliant reports ready in clicks rather than weeks.
- Live dashboards for officers, Section 151 Officers, Cabinet members and scrutiny committees, with drill-down from category to contract to invoice.
- Benchmark spend, SME participation, social value and supplier risk against peer authorities and national standards.
- Audit-ready reports for FOI requests, Procurement Act 2023 transparency notices and annual reporting under the National Procurement Policy Statement.
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