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DFID government e-payments framework transactions

Reports on departmental spending over £500 with a government procurement card (GPC).

From:
Department for International Development
Published
4 October 2013
Last updated
2 November 2020 — See all updates

Alongside other government departments, DFID is publishing all government procurement transactions made in the United Kingdom above £500 dating from April 2010 onwards. Although some data has been published in quarterly or annual datasets, from October 2011 onwards all data will be published on a monthly basis.

DFID has 2 arrangements:

  • an “e-payment” system is used to pay for all travel transactions booked through DFID’s travel provider
  • a strictly controlled process within the department for low value purchases and multiple purchases to the same supplier to be paid using procurement cards

Government procurement cards are purchasing cards and are not credit cards. The cards have no credit facility provided on them and all balances for purchases made are cleared each month. DFID also makes use (where appropriate) of e-payment mechanisms or virtual payment methods.

DFID makes use of e-payment systems to realise the benefits of a streamlined purchase to pay process without the need for a physical card to be issued. This is used for all travel spend booked centrally via DFID’s contracted travel provider. Similar arrangements are in place with suppliers who provide goods and services to DFID under central government contracts.

These transactions are highlighted in the spreadsheet. All DFID procurement cards are strictly controlled within the organisation and transaction and monthly limits are in place. They are part of a wider e-procurement strategy designed to increase efficiency by streamlining procurement processes and significantly reducing administration costs.

Procurement cards require significantly less administration and paperwork to purchase necessary goods and services, reducing the cost of each transaction by around £28 when compared to normal paper invoices.

DFID has updated its procurement card policy in line with government policy, introducing further controls to increase value for money.

See our Government e-payments framework transactions datasets on data.gov.uk

Transactions from January to December 2020

Transactions from January to December 2019

Transactions from January to December 2018

Transactions from January to December 2017

Transactions from January to December 2016

Transactions from January to December 2015

Transactions from January to December 2014

Transactions from January to December 2013

Transactions from January to December 2012

Transactions from April to December 2011

Published 4 October 2013
Last updated 2 November 2020 + show all updates

  1. October 2020 data added.

  2. September 2020 data added

  3. August 2020 data added

  4. July 2020 data published.

  5. DFID government e-payment framework transactions June 2020

  6. DFID government e-payment framework transactions May 2020 added

  7. March and April 2020 data added.

  8. February 2020 data added

  9. January 2020 data added.

  10. November and December 2019 data added.

  11. October 2019 data added.

  12. Revised data added for April and May 2019. New data added for June, July, August and September 2019.

  13. DFID government e-payment framework transactions May 2019 added

  14. DFID government e-payment framework transactions March 2019 added

  15. February 2019 data added

  16. DFID government e-payment framework transactions January 2019 added

  17. November and December 2018 data added

  18. October 2018 figures added.

  19. September 2018 figures added.

  20. August 2018 data added

  21. data for June and July 2018 added.

  22. DFID government e-payment framework transactions May 2018 added

  23. April 2018 figures added.

  24. March 2018 figures added.

  25. Updated page layout.

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  27. February 2018 figures added.

  28. January 2018 data added

  29. October and November 2017 data added

  30. September 2017 transactions added.

  31. August 2017 figures added.

  32. June and July 2017 data added.

  33. April 2017 data added

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  35. DFID government e-payments framework transactions February 2017 added

  36. January 2017 data added

  37. August and September 2016 data added

  38. June 2016 data added

  39. May 2016 data added

  40. April 2016 files added

  41. DFID government e-payments framework transactions March 2016 and March 2016 travel added

  42. DFID government e-payments framework transactions February 2016 and DFID government e-payments framework transactions February 2016 travel added

  43. January 2016 data added

  44. December 2015 data added

  45. October and November 2015 data added

  46. September 2015 data added

  47. August 2015 data added

  48. July 2015 details added

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  52. March 2015 data added

  53. DFID government e-payments framework transactions for February 2015 added

  54. November 2014 details added

  55. October 2014 files added

  56. September 2014 details added

  57. July 2014 and July 2014 travel files added

  58. May 2014 and May 2014 travel details added.

  59. March 2014 travel, April 2014 travel and April 2014 data added

  60. March 2014 file added

  61. February 2014 travel data added

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  63. January 2014 travel file added

  64. January 2014 file added

  65. December 2013 travel details added

  66. December 2013 added

  67. October and November 2013 files added

  68. Group titles added to document

  69. September 2013 files added

  70. First published.

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