GeBIZ × ACRA

The Suppliers

who the state pays, found in the register

The Ledger records who received each government award. The Roll records when every Singapore company was incorporated and whether it still exists. Nobody has put the two together. This does — and the answer is duller than it sounds, which is itself the finding.

The headline

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Where the money goes, by how old the supplier was

Age at first award in this file. The pattern is the story: government procurement is overwhelmingly a business of long-established firms.

Suppliers in each state of the register

Paid, and since ceased

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Paid, and still winding up

These have not ceased. They are in liquidation, which means they still exist legally and the outcome is not yet settled. This is where the larger sums sit.

The largest suppliers