Open Contracting Partnership

Opening up and transforming the world’s $13 trillion of public procurement and contracts so they are fairer and better for people and planet. #opencontracting

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1/ Our Annual Report 2025 is live 📘. Public contracts are where public money becomes real services. Here is what open contracting delivered in 2025. https://t.co/AJepGFaJGQ
Thanks to partners who built this work with us in government, civil society & international institutions.

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In Uganda, women-owned & women-led businesses make up nearly 40% of all businesses.

They receive just 1% of government contracts.
Publishing tenders is not enough. Public markets need to be visible, usable & worth engaging with.

Read our blog https://t.co/U1UZdYLi0x

#OpenData

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12,900 public investment projects. Officials navigating complex rules under fire.

Ukraine's @DreamUaDigital AI Assistant is being built to help, grounded in open data, verified guidance and human oversight.

New blog by @nestulia: https://t.co/Km0YA26PAn

#Ukraine #AI #GovTech

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1,313 heat-related tenders. US$218 million. Identified in Odisha alone.

We alongside @CivicDatalab are using open data to help governments track extreme heat spending and move from emergency response to preparedness.

https://t.co/50yeycMuAY

#OpenData #ClimateResilience

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What separates useful AI in public procurement from another expensive experiment?

A clear problem. Good data. Someone accountable for the result.

Our latest blog by @fppenna looks at where it is working and where caution is still needed.

https://t.co/KbdSukkzHR

#OpenData #AI

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Can AI tell whether a tender is actually green?

Green Cure tested whether AI could identify green criteria in real procurement documents, starting with furniture.

The lesson: AI can help, but it needs clear criteria, good data and human review.

https://t.co/Kt2Tg0lla3

#AI

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Nearly £10bn wasted. A VIP Lane that embedded unfairness. Frontline workers left exposed.
The Covid Inquiry has laid bare the cost of failed PPE procurement. We join @ukaccoalition & @TransparencyUK in calling for reform b4 the next crisis.
See statement: https://t.co/1f3IInBEKT

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Tomorrow, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry reports on pandemic procurement.
The PPE scandal showed what happens when emergency buying lacks transparency, usable data & clear accountability.
See explainer, w/ our ED @GavinHayman_GW also co-chair of @ukaccoalition. https://t.co/4TqL44ylrf

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AI will not fix public procurement by itself.
But with the right data, clear criteria & human review, it can help with real use cases: greener tenders, medicine price comparisons, public investment data & buying AI responsibly.
5 case studies @apoliticalco https://t.co/Kt2Tg0lla3

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4/ The lesson: this is not just about publishing data.

It is about generating insights that help governments spend wisely, give suppliers a fair chance, and help auditors & civil society flag problems early.

A joint outcome document is on its way. Watch this space.

#OpenData

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1/ Three days in Lusaka. A lot of honest conversation about what it actually takes to make digital procurement work, not in theory, but in practice.

Last week, we co-hosted a regional workshop with @UNODC_ROSAF, @OpenOwnership and @ZambiaPublic.

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3/ We heard lessons from Tanzania’s e-GP journey, Italy’s ANAC on red flags, small businesses on what fair access to tenders really feels like, and e-procurement managers getting hands-on with OCDS at ZPPA.

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Day 3 in Lusaka: hands-on #OCDS training for e-procurement managers.
Publishing open data is a policy commitment. Making it work takes technical skill: mapping, quality checks & data people can actually use.
See our guide: https://t.co/VxKBBM1leQ

#OpenData #eProcurement

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🧵4/4

A joint declaration from participating countries is on its way.

Together, and from wherever we are starting, we can make public money work for the public good.

#OpenContracting #PublicProcurement #Africa #AntiCorruption #UNODC

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Public procurement accounts for around 17% of GDP across Africa. Too much of it never reaches the people it is meant for.

That brought 12 countries to Lusaka this week to ask: what would it actually take to make this work at home? 🧵1/4

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🧵3/4 "Public procurement should work like a road open to every vehicle not just the biggest players. That is where reform starts."
— @edwin_muhumuza, OCP
"Twelve countries, honest conversations, no pretending the hard parts are easy."
— @F_Checchi, @UNODC

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We are in Lusaka.
This week, procurement officials, e-GP teams and anti-corruption experts are asking: what does it take to make digital procurement work at scale and help detect corruption risks earlier?
Follow.
#OpenContracting #eProcurement #Africa @UNODC_ROSAF @OpenOwnership

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E-procurement can be a turning point.

Ahead of this week’s regional workshop in Lusaka, we’re resharing practical e-GP lessons from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia.

Our Africa e-GP lessons + tools:
https://t.co/H9VGpEUaXu

#eGP #PublicProcurement

@OpenOwnership

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Ukraine's DREAM ecosystem at 2 years: From a tool to improve reconstruction coordination and transparency to public investment planning supporting 1000+ communities & 30,000+ public officials.

🔗 Read our stock-take https://t.co/BGrFj2etcN #URC2026