# How to use UK Public Money

Public awards linked to buyers, suppliers and charities.

## Start with a precise record

Use the name, identifier or place you want to investigate. The website scope is: Public awards linked to buyers, suppliers and charities.

## Compare like with like

Open the relevant records and guides below. Keep identifiers, geography, units and source dates together; a record with a similar name or a different reporting period may answer a different question.

## Take the evidence to the original source

Follow the source references before making a consequential decision. Treat missing or historical information as a limitation, and use the relevant authority or provider for a current determination.

## Tools and records

- [Start a search on ukpublicmoney.co.uk](https://ukpublicmoney.co.uk/)
- [Data Research Subscription](https://ukpublicmoney.co.uk/awards/e6628dd0-810d-4bb4-9ad9-da04f0735b64-918208)
- [Due Diligence Checks](https://ukpublicmoney.co.uk/awards/5490d248-0a98-41da-b39f-32aad13fc5a7-918171)
- [Contracts Finder award data explainedWhat the record can—and cannot—prove →](https://ukpublicmoney.co.uk/questions/what-can-contracts-finder-data-prove)

## Question guides

- [How to get school run contracts from council online?](https://ukpublicmoney.co.uk/task-guides/how-to-get-school-run-contracts-from-council-online/index.md)

Source: https://ukpublicmoney.co.uk/ (first-party website; inspected 2026-10-18).