.png)
![New Nav Bar - New Tag [Suppliers] PNG](https://www.tussell.com/hubfs/New%20Nav%20Bar%20-%20New%20Tag%20%5BSuppliers%5D%20PNG.png)
%20v1.png)
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.
If you want to work with Tussell on a story, please contact our Press Officer.
.png?width=1190&height=720&name=Press%20Header%20Image%20(1).png)
.svg.png?width=1200&height=1517&name=1200px-Financial_Times_corporate_logo_(no_background).svg.png){kind=logo}
New
Tussell cited on front page of the Financial Times
In August 2026, the FT turned to Tussell to report on a record £456 million civil service training contract awarded by the Cabinet Office to KPMG and EY. The report ran on the front cover of the day's FT print edition.
.png?width=554&height=554&name=images%20(2).png)
“The UK public sector has awarded more than 2,000 contracts for AI-related projects since 2018, totalling around £5bn of potential spending, according to analysis by consultancy Tussell.”
.png?width=447&height=447&name=images%20(3).png)
“Data compiled by public procurement analysts Tussell, and shared with Al Jazeera, shows the 17 companies and entities hold 125 public-sector contracts with a combined award value of 2.129 billion pounds ($2.89bn).”
“Just two years after ministers pledged to slash spending on contractors, the Cabinet Office has awarded a contract of up to £456mn to [KPMG and EY], according to government procurement data provider Tussell.”
“The investigation, based on procurement data provided by the public sector market intelligence firm Tussell [...] reveals for the first time the extent of private equity’s stake in Britain’s public services.”
“PwC and Deloitte were paid £26.7mn and £23.1mn respectively for advice in the 11 months to November last year, according to data from Tussell”
“The outsourcing firm Capita and the consultancy PwC were awarded £74 million in contracts in June 2023 to create [Report Fraud], according to Tussell, which collects data on government contracts.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
Media & Press Enquiries
For press, media and PR related queries, please contact our Press Officer, Henry Thompson.
.png?width=750&height=750&name=Henry%20Press%20Page%20Photo%20(2).png)
Why does the media turn to Tussell?
Tussell aggregates, cleans and enhances all publicly available UK public sector procurement data.
This means Tussell can produce highly reliable and accurate insights into UK public procurement that the media can't get anywhere else.
