Independent evaluation of the OFT's 2006 Market Study into the Commercial Use of Public Information (CUPI)

This document describes an evaluation of the impact and economic value of the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) recommendations on Public Sector Information (PSI) in the UK, following the CUPI study. The OFT aimed to improve PSI availability, licensing, service quality, and pricing to enhance economic value. Various methods, including stakeholder engagement and case studies, were used to assess the changes. Results show increased PSI availability and Open Data movement growth, but the implementation of recommendations has been inconsistent, with some not fully realized. The evaluation concludes that while the CUPI study spurred change, further work is needed to enforce competition principles and address tensions between trading fund models and Open Data initiatives. Economic benefits are estimated between £10m - £50m, but attributing these directly to the CUPI study is difficult. The document also compares the CUPI study's findings with the Deloitte study, highlighting methodological challenges in estimating the PSI sector's value and the need for more comprehensive data and research. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Theory-based methods
• Theory-based methods: Other
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: March 2015

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes