Report cover for the Annual Report 2025
Our Annual Report 2025 is out 📘. Open contracting helped turn procurement data into decisions: US$17bn in better spending, 19m people impacted, 51 open data publishers, and a Net Promoter Score 91/100.
What could procurement data improve where you are?
www.open-contracting.org/annual-report-2025
We've submitted a session proposal at @socapglobal.bsky.social #SOCAP26, 12-14 Oct in Chicago, to discuss how we can leverage the power of #publicprocurement to empower local businesses.
We'd appreciate your vote! Check out all sessions and vote by April 26 here: socapglobal.com/socap-open-2...
#ClimateFinance needs “receipts”. The tech to track money from pledge to project to contract exists. What’s missing is incentives and a delivery platform that works with country systems.
👉New blog unpacks our research + requirements: www.open-contracting.org/2026/04/14/f...
Does AI mean we don’t need structured #publicprocurement data anymore? TLDR
Does AI mean we don’t need structured procurement data anymore? In our latest post, James McKinney argues why the hard work of standardizing data is still necessary www.open-contracting.org/2026/04/06/d... #opendata
For government leaders looking for best practices in #AIprocurement, we recommend focusing on 5 priorities. Read on: www.open-contracting.org/2026/04/01/i... #BuyingAI
The @ec.europa.eu received 1000+ responses consulting on new procurement rules priorities. We see asks to:
1️⃣ Move away from lowest cost
2️⃣ Avoid administrative burden is a top priority
3️⃣ Support further digitalization
What are your insights? Full results ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
Need practical and hands-on guidance to AI procurement? Check out our guide, including tips at each stage of the purchasing process, hacks and other resources 💡 https://buyingai.open-contracting.org/ #BuyingAI
In this step-by-step review, we detail the 3 fundamental stages of designing an e-procurement system – diagnosis, proposal, and market engagement – building on our support in Nuevo León, Mexico. More: www.open-contracting.org/2026/02/11/3-strategies-...
The @OECDgov's #AntiCorruption & Integrity Outlook 2026 chapter on Integrity in #PublicProcurement shows that 2 out of 5 countries don't use digital technologies to monitor risks. The key: better #opendata for valuable & actionable insights www.oecd.org/en/publicati... #OECDintegrity
We're at the @oecdgovernance.bsky.social Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum to discuss corruption risks in #publicprocurement – and turning red flags into action. Check out our red flags guide www.open-contracting.org/resources/re... & meet up with @opengavin.bsky.social
You can find the @opencontracting.bsky.social manual on understanding public procurement corruption red flags here:
www.open-contracting.org/resources/re...
Cada año #Brasil gasta 75MM de dólares en medicamentos a través del sistema de salud universal. Sin embargo, millones de brasileños aún no pueden acceder a los medicamentos que necesitan. Aquí te contamos cómo cambia el panorama con #contratacionesabiertas
Africa’s e-procurement momentum is growing: Tanzania's PPRA has built a locally owned, end-to-end solution, NeST, now used by all procuring entities, which proves digital transformation works best when it's context-driven & nationally led. Read the story:
📢 Únete a ciudades de #LatAm para aprender a usar los datos de las #compraspúblicas para interactuar mejor con proveedores y tomar decisiones más estratégicas. Regístrate antes del 24 de marzo para este sprint WhatWorksCity de 12 semanas:
Una solución para la adquisición de medicamentos: Brasil está mejorando la toma de decisiones mediante #datosabiertos e inteligencia artificial. https://bit.ly/OCP26-BR-medicines #salud #contratacionesabiertas
📢 Junte-se a cidades do #Brasil para aprender a usar os dados das #compraspublicas para interagir melhor com fornecedores e tomar decisões mais estratégicas. Inscreva-se até dia 24 de março para este sprint de 12 semanas da @WhatWorksCity:
Tanzania’s procurement agency turned to 3 strategies to transform its #publicprocurement:
1) A locally owned solution
2) Building an integrated & data-driven e-GP system #opencontracting
3) Working in coalitions to increase accountability
Case study: www.open-contracting.org/2026/03/12/t...
Open contracting bootcamp with Tanzania's PPRA
We're proud to support Tanzania’s PPRA in publishing #opencontracting data to increase accountability & implement data-driven analytics, as well as local CSO WAJIBU's work to help small businesses win government contracts!
Locally owned & data-driven: In our latest case study, we show how Tanzania transformed its #publicprocurement
The results:
- All 62,000 procuring entities 🏢
- Tendering process is 30% faster ⚡
- Local entrepreneurs are winning 🏆
Read: www.open-contracting.org/2026/03/12/t... #opencontracting
📢 Únete a ciudades de #LatAm para aprender a usar los datos de las #compraspúblicas para interactuar mejor con proveedores y tomar decisiones más estratégicas. Regístrate antes del 24 de marzo para este sprint WhatWorksCity de 12 semanas: forms.gle/g474QmyqPtRB...
In Palmira, Colombia, we supported reforms that helped local farmers, many of them women, become suppliers for the city’s school meal programs. The result: better meals for children and significant economic opportunities for 200 small-scale farmers. www.open-contracting.org/2023/03/23/e...
Here's how #opencontracting helped fix Colombia’s biggest school meal program by opening up and streamlining #publicprocurement medium.com/open-contrac...
Today is International School Meals Day #ISMD2026 🎒
Global funding for school meals has more than doubled, but poor food procurement means children risk going unfed and meals of low quality. Better meals are possible with #opencontracting. Learn how 🍏 www.open-contracting.org/food-procure...
Last month, we shared our first working paper of the year – a starter guide on measuring the impact of beneficial ownership transparency in #PublicProcurement
www.openownership.org/en/publicati...
UK #PublicProcurement Act one year in: What does the data tell us about implementation and impact?
Check out our infographic 📈 for the key insights and dive into our analysis for the full picture: www.open-contracting.org/2026/03/03/t...
💊 ⚕️ Without reliable information, public buyers can’t make smart decisions and oversight is nearly impossible.
In 🇧🇷 Brazil, Medicamentos Transparentes provides actionable data for officials to improve access to medicines for millions of Brazilians bit.ly/Brazil-MT #opencontracting #publichealth
One year on from the UK Procurement Act going live, the @opencontracting.bsky.social team has looked at the data and found a range of improvements across the board including nearly 100% of buyers providing organisational identifier numbers www.open-contracting.org/2026/03/03/t...
The 🇬🇧 Procurement Act one year on: With a single source of truth on #publicprocurement that is structured, machine-readable & covers the whole contract lifecycle, what does the data tell us? Here's our analysis by @opengavin.bsky.social & @lamilamila.bsky.social open-contracting.org/2026/03/03/t...