Tussell is the media's go-to source
Whenever the media reports on UK public contracts or spending, Tussell is their go-to source.
From breaking stories on government PPE contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic, to uncovering public spending with Gazprom during the war in Ukraine, our data has become essential to journalists who want to shine a light on government procurement.
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Tussell in the news
Here are just a few of our most recent citations in the press:
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Sky News turns to Tussell for AI contract insight
In November 2025, Sky News turned to Tussell for an in-depth feature on government AI contracts. Watch Sam Coates' explainer here.
“The Cabinet Office has refused to reveal how many government contracts had been awarded to CTM over the past decade. But a search of government databases by Tussell Research commissioned by The Times found CTM had been awarded 158 public sector contracts since 2015.”- Mark Ludlow, The Times
“According to a new report by data company Tussell shared with the New Statesman, Reform councils have spent twice as much on private sector contracts in the six months since the election compared to a year previously.”- Ben Gartside, The New Statesman
“Politicians are betting the house on it [AI] - but how much are they actually spending? And on what? Sky News asked consultancy Tussell, which analyses government contracts and spending, to help find out.”- Sam Coates, Sky News
“Tussell, the public spending analyst firm, said the [MoJ] was more than two years behind on publishing receipts for multimillion pound contracts, weakening scrutiny around public money.”- Rajeev Syal, The Guardian
“Oracle has since been contracted hundreds of times by the British government and earned £1.1bn in public-sector revenue since the start of 2022, according to data collected by the procurement analysts Tussell.”- Peter Geoghegan and May Bulman, The New Statesman
“The value of UK government contracts for artificial intelligence-related projects has reached £573mn this year, surpassing the total amount awarded for the whole of 2024, according to new figures from government procurement data provider Tussell.”- Josh Gabert-Doyon, FT
“Tussell’s figures show that spending on consultancies has continued to increase even as the Government has managed to cut the total number of contracts awarded”- Louis Goss, The Telegraph
“The value of UK public sector tech contracts rose to £19.6bn last year, up from £14.4bn in 2019, according to Tussell, which researches government contracts.”- Robert Booth, The Guardian
“Since 2012 Altrad, which sponsors the French and New Zealand rugby union teams, has won 60 public sector contracts in the UK worth a combined £1.67 billion, according to data provider Tussell.”- Hugo Daniel, The Sunday Times
“Invoices analysed by government procurement experts Tussell show the Home Office paid Prepaid Payment Solutions Ltd £53,894,226 from 2021 to February 2025 for voluntary assisted returns.”- Holly Bancroft, The Independent
“Since 1999, the Post Office has spent £2.5bn on contracts with Fujitsu. This figure includes more than £600m spent on bridging or extension contracts to continue the Horizon contract since the Post Office started looking for new suppliers in 2012, according to analysis from data firm Tussell and the BBC.”- Nalini Sivathasan & Tom Beal, BBC News
“Most Lifeways contracts are publicly funded, from NHS contracts or local authorities. According to public procurement analysts Tussell, Lifeways has received almost £1.5 billion in taxpayer money since 2016.”- Daniel Hewitt, ITV News
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