Unified Government Contract Awards

TenderAlpha’s Global Unified Government Contract Awards Data Feed is the largest and ever-growing government contract awards database in the market with more than 120 million government contracts awarded in over 65 countries since 2010. Data is collected from official government sources and enriched so that publicly-listed awarded companies are mapped to tickers and private companies are mapped to tax IDs for ease of integration with other data products.

Key Concepts

What Are Global Government Contracts?

• The Global Government Contracts dataset captures public sector procurement contract awards issued by government entities across more than 65 countries worldwide.
• It includes awarded contracts from national, regional, and local government authorities, covering purchases of goods, services, infrastructure projects, and public works.
• Each record represents a single awarded contract and includes standardized attributes such as the awarding authority, supplier, contract description, award date, and contract value.
• The dataset is designed to provide a global, longitudinal view of public-sector spending and supplier activity.

Spatial Scope & Resolution

• Coverage spans 65+ countries, including markets in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.
• Contracts are attributed to the country of the awarding government entity, with additional sub-national location detail available where published by the source government.
• The dataset includes historical coverage dating back to 2010, enabling long-term analysis of procurement activity and vendor participation.

What Goes Into Each Contract Record

Each contract record is derived from publicly disclosed government award documentation and standardized for cross-country analysis. Key components typically include:

• Awarding authority information — government buyer name, agency type, and jurisdiction.
• Supplier information — awarded company name, with identifier mapping applied where available (e.g., public-company tickers or national business registration IDs).
• Contract details — award date, contract value, currency, duration (when available), and procurement category.
• Contract description — textual summary of the good, service, or project being procured.
• Sector and industry classification — harmonized categories used to normalize differing procurement taxonomies across countries.

Data Standardization & Harmonization

• Source data is collected from official public procurement and government award publication systems.
• Because reporting standards differ widely across countries, contract records are:
  • Cleaned and normalized
  • Standardized into a unified schema
  • Harmonized for consistent financial, temporal, and sector-based analysis
• This enables cross-country comparisons of government spending, procurement activity, and supplier behavior that would otherwise be difficult using raw national portals.