Open Contracting Data Standard
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 release data under an open license.[3] Publishers are encouraged to use a scale of publishing complexity, from basic which features just tender notices, to advanced and extended data, which features contract award notices, contract details and persistent URIs.[4]
Open Contracting claim that the use of the standard will reduce costs, create more competitive contracting and prevent fraud and corruption.[5][6]
Pilot implementations are underway in the following countries:
- Canada
- United Kingdom - see UK Open Government National Action Plan 2016-18 [7]
- Mexico
- Romania
- Ukraine
Colombia, Costa Rica and Paraguay have also expressed interest in adopting the standard.[8]
Private sector companies using the standard:
External links
Project website: http://standard.open-contracting.org
See also
References
- ^ OCDS, History of OCDS, accessed 19 May 2016
- ^ OCDS, Getting started, accessed 19 May 2016
- ^ http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/implementation/licensing/?highlight=license
- ^ http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/implementation/levels/
- ^ http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/implementation/levels/
- ^ https://medium.com/understanding-spend/why-the-open-contracting-standard-matters-2f5c6672ccbf#.j5v6qlyxs
- ^ UK Open Government National Action Plan 2016-18 published 12 May 2016, accessed 18 May 2016
- ^ World Bank, Open Contracting Data Standard: Better Data for Better Decisions, published 12 April 2014, accessed 19 May 2016
- ^ https://openopps.com/about/#faqs