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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.

The '''Open Contracting Data Standard''' is a standards development initiative issued by the [[Omidyar Network]] and the [[World Bank]] which commenced in November 2014. It sets out the key documents and data which should be published at each stage of the process of letting a contract for the [[Government procurement|procurement]] of goods and services for the [[public sector]]. Adoption of the standard requires publishers to release data under an open license, because "publishing data under an open licenses is an important part of open contracting. Without this, restrictions on re-use can prevent many of the important use cases for open contracting information being realized."<ref>[http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/implementation/licensing/?highlight=license Open Contracting Data Standard: Publish], text reproduced under [[Apache License, Version 2.0]], accessed 6 February 2021</ref> 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.<ref>http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/implementation/levels/</ref>

The Open Contracting claimPartnership, a not for profit organisation promoting openness in contracting, argues that the use of the standard will reduce costs,<ref>https://openopps.com/blog/post/21/why-good-procurement-data-does-more-than-fight-corruption/</ref> create more competitive contracting, and prevent fraud and [[corruption]].<ref>http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/implementation/levels/</ref><ref>https://openopps.com/blog/post/11/why-the-open-contracting-data-standard-matters/</ref>

An early version 1.0 was released in July 2015 <ref>OCDS, [http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/support/history_and_development/ History of OCDS], accessed 19 May 2016</ref> and version 1.1 is being developed in Q 3 and 4 2015.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} OCDS was designed with a focus on [[government procurement|public procurement]] of goods, works and services, but can be extended for use in other contexts. Extensions for [[Public Private Partnership]] (PPP) and [[Extractive industry|Extractives]] concessions are under development.<ref>OCDS, [http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/getting_started/ Getting started], accessed 19 May 2016</ref>

==Origins==

Adoption of the standard requires publishers to release data under an open license.<ref>http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/implementation/licensing/?highlight=license</ref> 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.<ref>http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/implementation/levels/</ref>

An early version 1.0 was released in July 2015 <ref>OCDS, [http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/support/history_and_development/ History of OCDS], accessed 19 May 2016</ref> and version 1.1 iswas being developed in Q 3 and 4 2015.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} OCDS was designed with a focus on [[government procurement|public procurement]] of goods, works and services, but it can be extended for use in other contexts. Extensions for [[Public Private Partnership]]s (PPP) and [[Extractive industry|Extractives]] concessions are under development.<ref>OCDS, [http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/getting_started/ Getting started], accessed 19 May 2016</ref>

Open Contracting claim that the use of the standard will reduce costs,<ref>https://openopps.com/blog/post/21/why-good-procurement-data-does-more-than-fight-corruption/</ref> create more competitive contracting and prevent fraud and corruption.<ref>http://standard.open-contracting.org/latest/en/implementation/levels/</ref><ref>https://openopps.com/blog/post/11/why-the-open-contracting-data-standard-matters/</ref>

==Implementation==

Pilot implementations are underway in the following countries:

* [[Canada]]

* [[United Kingdom]] - see [[UK Open Government National Action Plan 2016-18]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-open-government-national-action-plan-2016-18/uk-open-government-national-action-plan-2016-18 UK Open Government National Action Plan 2016-18] published 12 May 2016, accessed 18 May 2016</ref> The UK Government initially committed to using the standard for contracts administered by the [[Crown Commercial Service]] and for [[High Speed Rail 2]].<ref>Cabinet Office, [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-contracts-to-be-open-to-public-for-the-first-time Government contracts to be open to public for the first time], published 12 May 2016, accessed 6 February 2021</ref>

* [[Mexico]]

* [[Romania]]

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* [https://OpenOpps.com OpenOpps.com].<ref>https://openopps.com/about/#faqs</ref>

* [https://ocdsanalytics.com/ OCDS Analytics].<ref>https://ocdsanalytics.com/blog/integrations-prozorro-ai.html</ref>

==External links==

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

==See also==

* [[EbXML]]

* [[Universal Business Language]]

==External links==

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

==References==