OPEN-CONTRACTING-OCDS-V2

Open Contracting OCDS v2 public procurement / BIM standard detailed.

Definition

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) v2 (release planned 2024-2025+ after extensive consultation 2022-2024 by Open Contracting Partnership OCP, Washington DC + London, founded 2012 by World Bank + others) is the next major version of OCDS standard JSON + REST API defining data model + publication structure for government contracting / procurement data globally (tenders + awards + contracts + implementation + planning + spending), used by ~50+ governments worldwide (UK + Mexico + Colombia + Paraguay + Ukraine + multiple). 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

OCDS v1.0 published 2014 ; v1.1 published 2017 (current production standard) ; v2 planned 2024-2025+ ; ~50+ government implementations globally.

Example in context

Mexican federal government Compranet portal publishes OCDS-formatted contracting data for all federal procurement contracts: tenders + awards + contracts available JSON + REST API ; civil society organizations + journalists + analytics platforms (e.g., Transparencia Mexicana) consume OCDS data to monitor public spending + detect corruption + ensure value-for-money procurement.

Related terms

• OCDS Schema — data model definition.