Open Contracting

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A transparent procurement process, known as open contractingA transparent procurement process, known as open contracting, increases competition, improves public service delivery, and ensures governments better value for their money. Technical specifications: C... More, increases competition, improves public service deliveryTo ensure that citizens of all groups are better supported by the government, OGP participating governments are working to improve the quality of and access to public services. Commitments in this are... More, and ensures governments better value for their money.

Technical specifications: Commitments that contribute to openness at any stage of the contracting process including designing systems, engaging stakeholders, increasing diversity of procurement awards, publishing and improving data, creating oversight mechanisms, and institutionalizing reforms. Includes commitments that mention open contracting or the open contracting data standard specifically. This is a subset of commitments related to “Public Procurement”.

See also: Public ProcurementTransparency in the procurement process can help combat corruption and waste that plagues a significant portion of public procurement budgets globally. Technical specifications: Commitments that aim t... More