Buyers Directory
Browse government buyers by spend, growth and category to find who buys what you sell.
Buyers Directory
The Buyers Directory is a card-by-card list of government buyers: federal departments and agencies, plus public buyers in Ontario, British Columbia, Québec and Alberta. Use it to answer one question: who buys what I sell, and how much?
How to open it
Go to the /agencies page in Cothon (add /agencies to the end of your Cothon address). The Buyers tab in Analytics is a separate view that shows buyers in the Analytics layout.
The four totals
The totals at the top cover the buyers currently shown and update as you filter.
| Total | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Buyers listed | How many buyers match your filter |
| Combined spend | Their total awarded contract value over 12 months |
| Open opportunities | Open notices from these buyers that are being tracked in Cothon |
| Sole-source share | The share of their awarded value given without open competition |
How to find a buyer
- Search: type a name or acronym in Search buyers by name or acronym, for example "PSPC" or "Public Services".
- Jurisdiction: click All jurisdictions, Federal, Ontario, B.C., Québec or Alberta.
- Sort: click Spend (biggest first), Open (most open opportunities first) or A–Z.
Reading a buyer card
- Jurisdiction badge, acronym and full name
- Spend over 12 months, with the change from the year before (green up, red down)
- A small chart of the spending trend
- Vendors: how many companies won contracts from this buyer
- Top category: where most of their money goes, such as IT & telecom, Professional services or Construction & facilities
- Open: open opportunities from this buyer
Click a card to open the buyer's full profile.
Note
For federal buyers, the year-over-year change shows "YoY not comparable yet" while older federal contract data is still being loaded.
How to use the directory
- Pick your targets. Filter to your jurisdiction, sort by Spend and look at the top category. Buyers whose top category matches what you sell go on your list.
- Spot growth. The year-over-year change and trend chart show which budgets are growing. A growing buyer in your category deserves more attention than a flat one of the same size.
- Check how open they are. A lower sole-source share means more of their money goes through open competition you can bid on.
Note
Figures come from published contract awards. Each buyer's 12 months end at its most recent award on record, so a buyer that publishes late still shows a full year.
Next steps
- Agency Profiles: one buyer's full dashboard
- Tenders: find a buyer's current tenders
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