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The Open Contracting Data Standard is a standards development initiative issued by the Omidyar Network and the World Bank which commenced in November 2014.

An early version 1.0 was released in July 2015 [1] and version 1.1 is being developed in Q 3 and 4 2015.[citation needed] OCDS was designed with a focus on public procurement of goods, works and services, but can be extended for use in other contexts. Extensions for Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Extractives concessions are under development.[2]

Adoption of the standard requires publishers to openly publish invitations to tender and contract awards, including details of the suppliers that won the business and the value of the contracts. Open publishing using the OCDS standard allows greater scrutiny of contracts, helping to tackle corruption within public purchasing.

Pilot implementations are underway in the following countries:

Colombia, Costa Rica and Paraguay have also expressed interest in adopting the standard.[4]

Project website: http://standard.open-contracting.org

See also

References

  1. ^ OCDS, History of OCDS, accessed 19 May 2016
  2. ^ OCDS, Getting started, accessed 19 May 2016
  3. ^ UK Open Government National Action Plan 2016-18 published 12 May 2016, accessed 18 May 2016
  4. ^ World Bank, Open Contracting Data Standard: Better Data for Better Decisions, published 12 April 2014, accessed 19 May 2016
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