Guide: How can we legislate for open contracting?

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted faults and cracks in our current procurement models.

Instead of making contracts available online for anyone to vet and bid for, it’s mostly done behind closed doors.

There is increasing consensus among policymakers and experts on the need for open contracting reforms that put transparency, efficiency, fairness, and equity at their core.

The Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) has partnered with TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s global pro bono service, to review procurement legislation and regulations from eight public procurement leaders.