Public Sector
Discover how our global business data & analytics can help you make smarter decisions on supply chain risk, drive productivity and identify areas for economic growth
Data to power smarter decisions in the public sector
Dun & Bradstreet combines the world’s most comprehensive global business database with local industry expertise to help the public sector make smarter decisions.
We are trusted to support public sector clients’ data initiatives. From enabling a full master data management strategy, to improving specific use cases like supply chain risk management, grants management, or enhancing operational efficiency, we are here to help.
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How we help
Discover how Dun & Bradstreet data can help the public sector to make smarter decisions. Contact us for a free consultation on your specific challenges.
Supply Chain Risk & Resilience
With the Procurement Act 2023 approaching, public sector procurement practices will undergo significant change. The addition of a debarment framework and central supplier register put heightened focus on supplier risk and Economic and Financial Standing (EFS).
Dun & Bradstreet data can help prepare for this incoming regulation through:
Supply Chain Risk Management - including supplier financial, compliance and sustainability checks.
Scalability - driving scalability in procurement processes through increased capacity and efficiency.
Shipping & Cargo Insights
D&B Shipping Intelligence, either used alone or combined with our wider commercial data, can be used to inform planning and intervention across economic, trade, counter crime, and intelligence domains:
Detailed data on shipping routes, cargo, third parties involved in transportation, and business ownership can help to combat organised crime and terrorism.
Insights from linking export cargo volumes and values with additional business data can inform new policies to increase UK trade efforts.
Enhance Operations & Drive Productivity
Accelerate productivity with comprehensive data, when and where it’s needed.
Reduce data siloes and improve efficiency across workflows by plugging 560m+ company records – all standardised and linked by the D-U-N-S® Number - into existing systems via API intelligent web apps. Easily verify companies, screen, understand beneficial ownership, assess financial risk and more.
Accelerate third-party due diligence and avoid laborious reviews with monitoring and alerts on changes in risk exposure.
Master Data Management
Our D-U-N-S® Number is the foundation for master data management across departments. It enables:
Data Integration & Standardisation: Cleansing, standardising and enriching data from multiple sources for a detailed, accurate single view of each third-party. Use our APIs to streamline data flows and ensure consistency across applications.
Data Quality Metrics & Monitoring: Define KPIs to measure data quality, completeness, and consistency, and monitor changes to proactively identify issues.
Identify Areas of Economic Growth
By leveraging our data to understand business relationships and performance, authorities gain insight into the risk and prospects each entity poses.
Mitigate economic loss due to changes in market dynamics and identify where to support and offer investment (i.e. through grants).
Through these insights, authorities can increase employment prospects and spread opportunity to meet economic development agendas like Levelling Up.
Supporting Government Agendas
Data to support national strategies and initiatives.
Dun & Bradstreet’s comprehensive data, tools, and bespoke analytics support the UK public sector in meeting and complying with national strategies and initiatives, such as:
- The Procurement Act
- Net Zero Strategy
- Resilience Framework
- Levelling-Up
- National Data Strategy
The Procurement Act: A Due Diligence Guide for Public Sector Buyers
Download and read our free guide to due diligence and Economic and Financial Standing (EFS) data and checks expected to be required under The Procurement Act 2023, and how we can help.
Best Practice Guide for Public Sector Procurement Teams: Effective Supplier Risk Management
Download our free best practice guide to understand key supply chain trends and their drivers, how to manage multiple supply chain risks, and the steps you can take towards a risk-based and data-based approach to enhancing supply chain resilience.
Who we help
We are trusted by many public sector clients to support their data initiatives, especially in the supplier onboarding space where our D-U-N-S number is required to register as a new supplier. It helps government departments to maintain a consistent and standardised database of third-parties.
Read how our data supports some of our customers’ initiatives below.
- Procurement at Department for Work & Pensions (DWP)
- Procurement at Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Engaging SMEs in the Supply Chain at Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)
- Monitoring Credit Scores of Digital Marketplace Suppliers
- Conducting Due Diligence on Grant Applications