Changelog

Supplier search now makes it easier to compare payment activity and refine results with filters, helping you find and explore the suppliers that matter to you.

We've begun rolling out a new, calmer green-led design across the homepage, entity and supplier pages, contract pages, and search, with cleaner layouts and clearer navigation. More pages to follow.

Improved how we match suppliers to official Companies House records, including date-aware matching and proper handling of organisations that change name over time, so spending stays attached to the right body. Added curated tags to group related organisations.

Materialised views and query improvements make supplier and entity pages load noticeably faster.

Behind-the-scenes improvements to automated collection, including support for more data portals, more resilient downloading, and better handling of awkwardly-formatted files, to keep coverage broad and current.

A new trending feed surfaces organisations seeing a recent spike in activity, right on the homepage.

Added FAQ sections to buyer and supplier pages, answering common questions about what the spending data does and doesn't show.

A new page lists every contract associated with an organisation, with full contract details.

Added sorting by relevance, total revenue, and year-to-date revenue. Display result counts and "showing top X" indicators. Improved mobile layout for search results and enhanced empty state with search suggestions.

Introduced comprehensive sector overview pages for each type of public body (councils, NHS trusts, government departments, etc.) with aggregate spending statistics, monthly spend trends, top suppliers, and expense breakdowns.

Improved search functionality with better formatting, more accurate results, and support for additional public sector types.

Enhanced our data ingest with frequency-based analysis to better understand and map data headers, improving data import accuracy.

Improved the resilience and performance of supplier filters and data displays across the platform.

Added meta descriptions for registered companies and a sitemap for high-spend entities to improve data accessibility.

Added ability to track when entities merge or split, ensuring historical spending data remains accurate and traceable over time.

Enhanced our Updatotron system with text restrictions and automated date detection, making it easier to find and process new spending data.

Enhanced transaction table display and navigation for mobile users, making it easier to explore spending data on any device.

Introduced analysis by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, with year-over-year spend comparisons and interactive visualizations to better understand spending patterns.

Added comprehensive contract data integration from Contracts Finder, including awarded contracts and CPV code tracking for better spend categorization.

Added sitemap and meta descriptions to improve discoverability of spending data and make information more accessible to search engines.

Added automatic company data updates from Companies House, enriching supplier information with official registration details and SIC codes.

Launched Updatotron system for automated data collection from government sources, with intelligent header mapping and validation to ensure data accuracy.

Added support for multiple file formats and encodings, improving our ability to process data from various government departments.