BIS-OPEN-CONTRACTING

BIS Open Contracting public procurement / BIM standard detailed.

Definition

BIS Open Contracting (in broad sense) refers to the progressive engagement of multiple multilateral institutions (World Bank + Inter-American Development Bank + Asian Development Bank + European Bank for Reconstruction and Development + African Development Bank + multiple) with Open Contracting Partnership OCP to promote adoption of Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) + transparency in publicly disclosed contracts spending globally, alignment with multilateral institutions' anti-corruption + value-for-money objectives + Sustainable Development Goals SDG 16 (transparent institutions). Multi-stakeholder standardisation + governance process publication open standards documentation + implementation guides + reference implementations + community contributions + maintenance iterative versions updates + interoperability conformance testing + alignment regulations EU + national level + adoption tracking measurement adoption + impact assessment outcomes.

Origin

Multilateral institutions engagement OCP since OCDS launch 2014 ; OCP founded 2012 by World Bank + others ; ongoing adoption pushes via multilateral financing conditions.

Example in context

World Bank funding ~$1B infrastructure project Africa requires implementing country to publish all related procurement contracts in OCDS format on national open data portal as part of financing agreement transparency conditions ; OCP supports country implementation via OCDS Tools + technical assistance ; civic society monitors spending + reports back to World Bank annual reviews.

Related terms

• OCDS v2 — standard promoted.