Public Sector Network

UK public sector intelligence and engagement in one platform

Public Sector Network (PSN) is Oscar Research's platform for understanding UK public services, procurement activity, suppliers, markets, content and events.

PSN helps users explore public sector organisations and market activity, discover relevant suppliers and information, monitor opportunities and access intelligence relevant to their work.

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Two audiences, one platform

Built for people working within public services and organisations working with them

PSN is designed as a shared intelligence and engagement layer. The platform supports different needs without treating professional-role information as an end in itself.

Public sector users

Explore suppliers, markets and sector knowledge

Public sector users can use PSN to understand supplier markets, discover relevant organisations, follow sector developments and access content, events and procurement information.

  • Discover suppliers, services and expertise
  • Explore market and procurement activity
  • Find relevant articles, events and sector information
  • Understand organisation and market structures
Suppliers & service providers

Understand markets, monitor activity and build visibility

Organisations working with UK public services can use PSN to understand market structures, monitor procurement activity, configure alerts and share relevant expertise through profiles, content and events.

  • Monitor tenders, contracts and procurement activity
  • Understand organisations, buyer groups and market structure
  • Configure saved searches, alerts and pipelines
  • Build visibility through profiles, content and events
Platform capabilities

What you can do with Public Sector Network

PSN brings together Oscar's public sector data and research with procurement intelligence, supplier visibility, alerts, content and practical market tools.

01

Understand organisations & markets

Explore public bodies, structures, organisation types, geographies, professional roles and wider market context.

02

Track procurement activity

Follow tenders, awards, contracts, frameworks, spend and supplier activity across selected markets.

03

Monitor your market

Use saved searches, alerts, notifications, competitor tracking and pipeline tools to stay current.

04

Research suppliers & buyers

Build a clearer view of market participants, relationships, activity and commercial context.

05

Share knowledge & expertise

Publish supplier profiles, articles and events, and use PSN channels to support relevant public sector engagement.

06

Move from insight to action

Use alerts, feeds, reports and configured intelligence to support account planning, market monitoring and communications.

Access

Start free, add deeper intelligence when you need it

PSN is designed to provide useful access from day one, with premium tools available for organisations that need broader intelligence, alerts and engagement support.

Free access

  • Free registration for suppliers and service providers
  • Business profile and core supplier visibility
  • Access to core PSN tools and alerts
  • Ability to publish events
  • My Market tool and limited intelligence features
  • Unlimited users within your organisation

Premium access

  • Full tender alerts, notification feeds and pipelines
  • Smart searches, buyer intelligence and supplier intelligence
  • Organisation structure and professional-role information
  • Contracts, direct spend and procurement intelligence
  • Campaign, advertising, article and download discounts
  • Dedicated account manager and wider intelligence support
Common questions

About Public Sector Network

What is Public Sector Network?

Public Sector Network (PSN) is Oscar Research's UK public sector intelligence and engagement platform. It brings together organisations, suppliers, procurement activity, market intelligence, content, events and alerts in one place.

Who is PSN for?

PSN is used by people working within public services and by suppliers, service providers and other organisations working with the public sector.

Is Public Sector Network free?

PSN offers free registration and core platform access. Premium access is available for organisations that need broader intelligence, alerts, procurement information and engagement support.

Can suppliers find UK public sector tenders on PSN?

Yes. PSN includes tender, contract and procurement intelligence, with saved searches, alerts and market tools available according to access level.

What public sector information does PSN contain?

PSN brings together information on public sector organisations, structures, markets, procurement activity, suppliers, contracts, spend, professional roles, content and events.

How is PSN related to Oscar Research?

PSN is developed and powered by Oscar Research. Oscar maintains the underlying public sector data and intelligence infrastructure used across the platform.

Explore Public Sector Network

Browse the platform or create a free account to start configuring the markets, organisations and information relevant to your work.