Schema reference¶
The tables below describe each of the fields and objects in OC4IDS. To see how they fit together, consult the schema browser.
Project¶
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
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id |
string |
Required |
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Identifier or Reference |
A unique identifier or reference number for this infrastructure project, composed of a project identifier prefix and a local project identifier. For more information, see the project identifier guidance. |
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updated |
string |
date-time |
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Last updated |
The date on which project-level information was last updated. This should not be changed when constituent contracting processes information changes, unless this project-level data has been updated as a result, or to provide explanations or justifications for those changes. |
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title |
string |
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Project title |
The title of the project. |
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description |
string |
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Project description |
A description of this project. This should usually be no longer than a single paragraph. |
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status |
string |
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Status |
The current phase or status of this project, from the projectStatus codelist. |
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period |
object |
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Project period |
The period over which this project is planned to run. This may be updated during the preparation phase as information becomes available to more accurately specify anticipated start and end dates, but should not be updated during the implementation or completion phases. The planned completion date of the project should be provided in See Period |
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sector |
array[string] |
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Project sector |
One or more values from the projectSector codelist representing the sector(s) this project relates to. More detailed sector breakdown information can be provided using the pattern [sector].[subsector]. Where subsector codes are used the parent code should also be included, e.g. |
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purpose |
string |
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Project purpose |
The socioeconomic purpose of this project. |
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additionalClassifications |
array[Classification] |
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Additional classifications |
One or more additional project classifications can be provided to describe the social or economic focus of the project. This classification may take place against a locally developed codelist, or a globally established codelist. See Classification |
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type |
string |
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Project type |
Whether the primary focus of this project is the construction of a new asset or the rehabilitation or replacement of an existing asset, from the projectType codelist. |
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relatedProjects |
array[Related project] |
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Related projects |
References to projects related to the same set of infrastructure assets as this project. For example, a project for the replacement of a bridge might reference the earlier project for its initial construction. See RelatedProject |
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assetLifetime |
object |
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Asset lifetime |
The anticipated lifetime of the asset after this project is completed. This may be provided as either explicit dates or an estimated duration. See Period |
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locations |
array[Delivery Location] |
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Project locations |
Information about the location where a project is taking place. One or more locations may be provided, or the location may be described in a number of different ways, such as a point location for the central location of construction, and a gazetteer entry to describe the region where the project is taking place. See Location |
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budget |
object |
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Total project value |
Specify the projected costs or allocated budget for the project (currency and amount). This cost should include land and property acquisition, environmental mitigation measures, health and safety provisions, client, consultant and contractor costs, as well as applicable taxes. Where this value includes costs incurred directly by the project owner or other agencies, which are not subject to procurement, then this value is likely to be higher than the sum of all the linked contracting processes. To indicate the profile of a budget over time, or the budget coming from different sources, the extended budgetBreakdown section may be used. |
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budget/amount |
object |
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Amount |
The projected costs or allocated budget for the project. See Value |
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budget/requestDate |
string |
date-time |
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Request date |
The date on which the project budget was requested. |
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budget/approvalDate |
string |
date-time |
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Approval date |
The date on which the project budget was approved. Where documentary evidence for this exists, it may be included among the project documents with the documentType set to 'budgetApproval'. |
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budget/budgetBreakdown |
array[Detailed budget breakdown] |
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Budget breakdown |
A detailed breakdown of the budget by period and/or participating funders. See BudgetBreakdown |
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forecasts |
array[Metric] |
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Forecasts |
Forecast metrics for this project, such as planned physical or financial progress over time. See Metric |
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forecasts/0/id |
string |
Required |
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Identifier |
An identifier for this metric. In some cases this may be drawn from a codelist of metrics required for this type of contracting process or project, or in other instances may be an arbitrary identifier. |
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forecasts/0/title |
[string] |
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Title |
The title of this metric |
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forecasts/0/description |
[string] |
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Description |
A short description of the metric. This may include short details of measurement methods. |
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forecasts/0/observations |
array[Observation] |
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Observations |
An array of target or actual values for this metric. See Observation |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/id |
string |
Required |
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Identifier |
A local identifier for this specific observation. This may be an arbitrary identifier, or could be a composite of the metric identifier, and the date and other dimensions of this observation. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/period |
object |
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Period |
The period over which this observation is measured. See Period |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/period/startDate |
[string] |
date-time |
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Start date |
The start date for the period. When known, a precise start date must be provided. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/period/endDate |
[string] |
date-time |
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End date |
The end date for the period. When known, a precise end date must be provided. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/period/maxExtentDate |
[string] |
date-time |
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Maximum extent |
The period cannot be extended beyond this date. This field can be used to express the maximum available date for extension or renewal of this period. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/period/durationInDays |
[integer] |
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Duration (days) |
The maximum duration of this period in days. A user interface can collect or display this data in months or years as appropriate, and then convert it into days when storing this field. This field can be used when exact dates are not known. If a startDate and endDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and endDate. Otherwise, if a startDate and maxExtentDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and maxExtentDate. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/value |
object |
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Value |
For financial metrics, the value of this forecast, target or actual observation. See Value |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/value/amount |
[number] |
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Amount |
Amount as a number. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/value/currency |
[string] |
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Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/measure |
[string, number] |
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Measure |
For non-financial metrics, the measure of this forecast, target or actual observation. Measures may be provided as free text or numerical values. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/unit |
object |
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Unit |
Unit |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/unit/name |
[string] |
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Unit name |
The name of the unit. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/unit/scheme |
[string] |
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Scheme |
The list from which units of measure identifiers are taken. Use of the scheme 'UNCEFACT' for the UN/CEFACT Recommendation 20 list of "Codes for Units of Measure Used in International Trade" is recommended. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/unit/id |
string |
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ID |
The identifier from the codelist referenced in the schema property. For example, with UNCEFACT, this is the value of the 'Common Code' column. From this identifier, applications can look-up the human readable name or symbol for this unit of measure. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/unit/uri |
[string] |
uri |
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URI |
If the scheme used provide a machine-readable URI for this unit of measure, this can be given. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/dimensions |
object |
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Dimensions |
Any number of dimensions can be recorded within this object. Dimensions names should follow the camelCase conventions of OCDS. |
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forecasts/0/observations/0/notes |
[string] |
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Notes |
Any notes on this observation. This may include clarifying information. |
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parties |
array[Organization] |
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Parties |
Information on the parties (organizations, economic operators and other participants) who are involved in the project and their roles, e.g. buyer, procuring entity, supplier etc. Organization references elsewhere in the schema are used to refer back to this entries in this list. See Organization |
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publicAuthority |
object |
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Public authority |
The name and identifier of the public authority that is tendering and contracting the project. The full details of the entity should be added to the project-level |
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publicAuthority/name |
[string] |
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Organization name |
The name of the party being referenced. This must match the name of an entry in the parties section. |
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publicAuthority/id |
string |
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Organization ID |
The id of the party being referenced. This must match the id of an entry in the parties section. |
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documents |
array[Document] |
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Documents |
Documentation related to this project. Entries may include a short text summary (plain text, HTML or Markdown), and/or a link to a specific document accessible on the web. At the identification phase, a project scope (documentType: projectScope) is expected. At the preparation phase, environmental impact (documentType: environmentalImpact) and land and settlement impact (documentType: landAndSettlementImpact) documentation is expected. During implementation, procurement documents should be shared at the contracting process level, but key documents may also be provided here. At the completion phase, final audit (documentType: finalAudit) and evaluation (documentType: projectEvaluation) reports and documents are expected. See Document |
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contractingProcesses |
array[Contracting process] |
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Contracting processes |
A single project may have a number of related contracting processes (design, construction, monitoring etc.). Project-level data should contain (a) an index of those contracting process; (b) the latest summary information about them; (c) a change history with explanations for any major modifications to contract duration, price or scope. Where OCDS data is published on each contracting process, a link should be provided to each available release of OCDS data (e.g. to each notice or updated notice), and this OCDS data may be used to automatically populate the summary information. |
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metrics |
array[Metric] |
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Metrics |
Actual metrics for this project, such as the actual physical or financial progress over time. See Metric |
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metrics/0/id |
string |
Required |
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Identifier |
An identifier for this metric. In some cases this may be drawn from a codelist of metrics required for this type of contracting process or project, or in other instances may be an arbitrary identifier. |
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metrics/0/title |
[string] |
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Title |
The title of this metric |
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metrics/0/description |
[string] |
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Description |
A short description of the metric. This may include short details of measurement methods. |
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metrics/0/observations |
array[Observation] |
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Observations |
An array of target or actual values for this metric. See Observation |
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metrics/0/observations/0/id |
string |
Required |
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Identifier |
A local identifier for this specific observation. This may be an arbitrary identifier, or could be a composite of the metric identifier, and the date and other dimensions of this observation. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/period |
object |
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Period |
The period over which this observation is measured. See Period |
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metrics/0/observations/0/period/startDate |
[string] |
date-time |
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Start date |
The start date for the period. When known, a precise start date must be provided. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/period/endDate |
[string] |
date-time |
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End date |
The end date for the period. When known, a precise end date must be provided. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/period/maxExtentDate |
[string] |
date-time |
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Maximum extent |
The period cannot be extended beyond this date. This field can be used to express the maximum available date for extension or renewal of this period. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/period/durationInDays |
[integer] |
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Duration (days) |
The maximum duration of this period in days. A user interface can collect or display this data in months or years as appropriate, and then convert it into days when storing this field. This field can be used when exact dates are not known. If a startDate and endDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and endDate. Otherwise, if a startDate and maxExtentDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and maxExtentDate. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/value |
object |
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Value |
For financial metrics, the value of this forecast, target or actual observation. See Value |
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metrics/0/observations/0/value/amount |
[number] |
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Amount |
Amount as a number. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/value/currency |
[string] |
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Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/measure |
[string, number] |
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Measure |
For non-financial metrics, the measure of this forecast, target or actual observation. Measures may be provided as free text or numerical values. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/unit |
object |
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Unit |
Unit |
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metrics/0/observations/0/unit/name |
[string] |
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Unit name |
The name of the unit. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/unit/scheme |
[string] |
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Scheme |
The list from which units of measure identifiers are taken. Use of the scheme 'UNCEFACT' for the UN/CEFACT Recommendation 20 list of "Codes for Units of Measure Used in International Trade" is recommended. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/unit/id |
string |
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ID |
The identifier from the codelist referenced in the schema property. For example, with UNCEFACT, this is the value of the 'Common Code' column. From this identifier, applications can look-up the human readable name or symbol for this unit of measure. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/unit/uri |
[string] |
uri |
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URI |
If the scheme used provide a machine-readable URI for this unit of measure, this can be given. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/dimensions |
object |
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Dimensions |
Any number of dimensions can be recorded within this object. Dimensions names should follow the camelCase conventions of OCDS. |
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metrics/0/observations/0/notes |
[string] |
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Notes |
Any notes on this observation. This may include clarifying information. |
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completion |
object |
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Completion |
This information is provided at project completion, and reflects the final timing and values relating to the project. The reason for any variation (not already explained) between the anticipated project scope, period and value should be detailed. |
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completion/endDate |
string |
date-time |
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End date |
The actual completion date for the project (compare with the endDate in project period). |
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completion/endDateDetails |
string |
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End date details |
Details related to the endDate. This may be a justification for the project's completion date being different than in the original project. |
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completion/finalValue |
object |
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Final value |
The total cost of this project at completion (compare with project budget). See Value |
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completion/finalValue/amount |
[number] |
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Amount |
Amount as a number. |
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completion/finalValue/currency |
[string] |
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Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
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completion/finalValueDetails |
string |
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Final value details |
Details related to the final value. This may be a justification for the completed project's value being different than in the original or latest revised budget. |
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completion/finalScope |
string |
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Final scope |
A short description of the final scope of the project at completion. |
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completion/finalScopeDetails |
string |
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Final scope details |
A reason, explanation or justification for any variation between the anticipated scope (compare to the projectScope document) and the final scope at completion. If appropriate, additional details may be included in the documents section, with a title indicating that these documents will describe and differences between the planned and completed scope of work. |
ContractingProcess¶
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
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id |
string |
Required |
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Identifier |
An identifier for this contracting process. If this contracting process has been assigned an Open Contracting Identifier (OCID) by an external platform (e.g. national procurement system), that OCID must be recorded here. If information about this contracting process has been entered manually, or from a non-OCDS system, then an identifier may be created by the system data is entered into, following the guidance for creating contracting process identifiers. |
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summary |
object |
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Summary |
Summary information about a contracting process, including a log of changes over time. |
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releases |
array[Release] |
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Linked releases |
The information known about a contracting process changes over time, both as new information becomes available, and as changes are made (such as amendments to scope and value). In the OCDS, each new update of information is known as a 'release'. This section provides space to record a link to each available release. See LinkedRelease |
ContractingProcessSummary¶
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
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ocid |
string |
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Open Contracting Identifier |
If this contracting process has been assigned an Open Contracting Identifier (OCID) by an external platform (e.g. national procurement system), that OCID must be recorded here. Otherwise this field should be omitted. |
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externalReference |
string |
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External reference |
If this contracting process is identified by some external reference number it may be recorded here. |
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nature |
array[[string]] |
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Nature |
Whether this contracting process relates to the design, construction and/or supervision of the project, from the contractNature codelist. More than one value may be provided if the contract is for both design and construction, or both design and supervision, etc. |
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title |
string |
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Title |
The formal name of this contracting process. Once set, this should not normally by changed. |
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description |
string |
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Description |
The description should summarize the purpose of this contract and the initial scope of the work to be carried out under the contract. |
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status |
string |
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Status |
The status of this contracting process. Drawn from the contractingProcessStatus codelist. |
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tender |
object |
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Tender |
The activities undertaken in order to enter into a contract. |
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tender/procurementMethod |
string |
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Procurement method |
Specify tendering method using the method codelist (open, selective, limited, direct). |
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tender/procurementMethodDetails |
string |
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Procurement method details |
Additional detail on the procurement method used. This field should be used to record an agreed list of procurement process types, such as: International Competitive Bidding, National Competitive Bidding, Donor Procurement Rules, Framework or Direct Award. |
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tender/costEstimate |
object |
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Cost estimate |
The pre-tender estimated value of the contracting process. See Value |
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tender/costEstimate/amount |
[number] |
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Amount |
Amount as a number. |
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tender/costEstimate/currency |
[string] |
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Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
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tender/numberOfTenderers |
number |
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Number of tenderers |
The number of parties who placed a bid during this contracting process. |
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tender/tenderers |
array[Organization reference] |
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Tenderers |
All parties who submit a bid on a tender. More detailed information on bids and the bidding organization can be provided using the bid extension in a linked OCDS release. |
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tender/tenderers/0/name |
[string] |
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Organization name |
The name of the party being referenced. This must match the name of an entry in the parties section. |
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tender/tenderers/0/id |
string |
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Organization ID |
The id of the party being referenced. This must match the id of an entry in the parties section. |
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tender/procuringEntity |
object |
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Procuring entity |
The name and identifier of the procuring entity responsible for this contracting process. The full details of the entity should be added to the project-level |
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tender/procuringEntity/name |
[string] |
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Organization name |
The name of the party being referenced. This must match the name of an entry in the parties section. |
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tender/procuringEntity/id |
string |
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Organization ID |
The id of the party being referenced. This must match the id of an entry in the parties section. |
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tender/administrativeEntity |
object |
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Administrative entity |
The name and identifier of the entity responsible for contract administration if this is different from the procuring entity. The full details of the entity should be added to the project-level |
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tender/administrativeEntity/name |
[string] |
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Organization name |
The name of the party being referenced. This must match the name of an entry in the parties section. |
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tender/administrativeEntity/id |
string |
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Organization ID |
The id of the party being referenced. This must match the id of an entry in the parties section. |
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suppliers |
array[Organization reference] |
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Suppliers |
The name and identifier for each supplier for this contracting process. The full details of each supplier should be added to the project-level |
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suppliers/0/name |
[string] |
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Organization name |
The name of the party being referenced. This must match the name of an entry in the parties section. |
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suppliers/0/id |
string |
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Organization ID |
The id of the party being referenced. This must match the id of an entry in the parties section. |
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contractValue |
object |
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Contract value |
The initial value of the contract. Changes to the initial value of the contract should be recorded in See Value |
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contractValue/amount |
[number] |
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Amount |
Amount as a number. |
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contractValue/currency |
[string] |
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Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
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contractPeriod |
object |
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Contract period |
The initial duration of the contract. Changes to the initial duration of the contract should be recorded in See Period |
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contractPeriod/startDate |
[string] |
date-time |
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Start date |
The start date for the period. When known, a precise start date must be provided. |
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contractPeriod/endDate |
[string] |
date-time |
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End date |
The end date for the period. When known, a precise end date must be provided. |
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contractPeriod/maxExtentDate |
[string] |
date-time |
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Maximum extent |
The period cannot be extended beyond this date. This field can be used to express the maximum available date for extension or renewal of this period. |
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contractPeriod/durationInDays |
[integer] |
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Duration (days) |
The maximum duration of this period in days. A user interface can collect or display this data in months or years as appropriate, and then convert it into days when storing this field. This field can be used when exact dates are not known. If a startDate and endDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and endDate. Otherwise, if a startDate and maxExtentDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and maxExtentDate. |
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finalValue |
object |
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Final value |
This should be provided when the contracting process is complete. This may be derived from the sum of See Value |
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finalValue/amount |
[number] |
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Amount |
Amount as a number. |
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finalValue/currency |
[string] |
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Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
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documents |
array[Document] |
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Documents |
Additional documentation about this contracting process may be provided here, including reports and evaluations produced through a monitoring process, or links to web pages where further information about this process can be found. Where OCDS releases are published, further documents may be found by looking at the published releases. See Document |
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modifications |
array[Modification] |
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Modifications |
Details of changes to the duration, price, scope or other significant features of the contracting process should be logged here. See Modification |
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modifications/0/id |
string |
Required |
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Identifier |
A local identifier for this modification. |
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modifications/0/date |
[string] |
date-time |
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Date |
The date this modification was recorded. |
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modifications/0/description |
[string] |
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Description |
Details of the modification. This may be free text, or may be generated automatically and provide a structured description of the change. |
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modifications/0/rationale |
[string] |
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Rationale |
A summary of the reasons which have led to this modification to the originally planned scope, period or value. |
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modifications/0/type |
[string] |
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Type |
A value from the modificationType codelist, indicating whether the modification relates to the duration, value, scope or other aspect of the contract. |
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modifications/0/releaseID |
[string] |
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Release ID |
The identifier for the OCDS release this modification relates to. The referenced release should appear in the list of linked releases for this contracting process. |
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modifications/0/oldContractValue |
object |
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Old contract value |
Contract value before the modification, taking into account any prior modifications. See Value |
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modifications/0/oldContractValue/amount |
[number] |
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Amount |
Amount as a number. |
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modifications/0/oldContractValue/currency |
[string] |
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Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
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modifications/0/newContractValue |
object |
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New contract value |
Contract value after the modification. See Value |
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modifications/0/newContractValue/amount |
[number] |
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Amount |
Amount as a number. |
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modifications/0/newContractValue/currency |
[string] |
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Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
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modifications/0/oldContractPeriod |
object |
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Old contract period |
Contract period before the modification, taking into account any prior modifications. See Period |
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modifications/0/oldContractPeriod/startDate |
[string] |
date-time |
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Start date |
The start date for the period. When known, a precise start date must be provided. |
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modifications/0/oldContractPeriod/endDate |
[string] |
date-time |
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End date |
The end date for the period. When known, a precise end date must be provided. |
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modifications/0/oldContractPeriod/maxExtentDate |
[string] |
date-time |
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Maximum extent |
The period cannot be extended beyond this date. This field can be used to express the maximum available date for extension or renewal of this period. |
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modifications/0/oldContractPeriod/durationInDays |
[integer] |
|||
Duration (days) |
The maximum duration of this period in days. A user interface can collect or display this data in months or years as appropriate, and then convert it into days when storing this field. This field can be used when exact dates are not known. If a startDate and endDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and endDate. Otherwise, if a startDate and maxExtentDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and maxExtentDate. |
|||
modifications/0/newContractPeriod |
object |
|||
New contract period |
Contract period after the modification. See Period |
|||
modifications/0/newContractPeriod/startDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Start date |
The start date for the period. When known, a precise start date must be provided. |
|||
modifications/0/newContractPeriod/endDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
End date |
The end date for the period. When known, a precise end date must be provided. |
|||
modifications/0/newContractPeriod/maxExtentDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Maximum extent |
The period cannot be extended beyond this date. This field can be used to express the maximum available date for extension or renewal of this period. |
|||
modifications/0/newContractPeriod/durationInDays |
[integer] |
|||
Duration (days) |
The maximum duration of this period in days. A user interface can collect or display this data in months or years as appropriate, and then convert it into days when storing this field. This field can be used when exact dates are not known. If a startDate and endDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and endDate. Otherwise, if a startDate and maxExtentDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and maxExtentDate. |
|||
transactions |
array[Transaction information] |
|||
Transactions |
The spending transactions made against this contracting process. See Transaction |
|||
transactions/0/id |
string |
Required |
||
ID |
A unique identifier for this transaction. This identifier should be possible to cross-reference against the provided data source. For IATI this is the transaction reference. |
|||
transactions/0/source |
[string] |
uri |
||
Data source |
Used to point either to a corresponding Fiscal Data Package, IATI file, or machine or human-readable source where users can find further information on the budget line item identifiers, or project identifiers, provided here. |
|||
transactions/0/date |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Date |
The date of the transaction |
|||
transactions/0/value |
object |
|||
Value |
The value of the transaction. See Value |
|||
transactions/0/value/amount |
[number] |
|||
Amount |
Amount as a number. |
|||
transactions/0/value/currency |
[string] |
|||
Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
|||
transactions/0/payer |
object |
|||
Payer |
An organization reference for the organization from which the funds in this transaction originate. |
|||
transactions/0/payer/name |
[string] |
|||
Organization name |
The name of the party being referenced. This must match the name of an entry in the parties section. |
|||
transactions/0/payer/id |
string |
|||
Organization ID |
The id of the party being referenced. This must match the id of an entry in the parties section. |
|||
transactions/0/payee |
object |
|||
Payee |
An organization reference for the organization which receives the funds in this transaction. |
|||
transactions/0/payee/name |
[string] |
|||
Organization name |
The name of the party being referenced. This must match the name of an entry in the parties section. |
|||
transactions/0/payee/id |
string |
|||
Organization ID |
The id of the party being referenced. This must match the id of an entry in the parties section. |
|||
transactions/0/uri |
[string] |
uri |
||
Linked spending information |
A URI pointing directly to a machine-readable record about this spending transaction. |
LinkedRelease¶
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
id |
string |
Required |
||
ID |
A unique identifier for this update of information. This should be taken from the OCDS |
|||
tag |
array[string] |
|||
Release tag |
One or more values from the releaseTag codelist used to indicate the information contained in this release, and the stage of the contracting process it represents. This should be filled from the OCDS |
|||
date |
string |
date-time |
Required |
|
Date |
The effective date of this release/update. This should be filled from the OCDS |
|||
url |
string |
uri |
Required |
|
URL |
A URL (web link) to a release package containing the OCDS release, if available. |
Components¶
Address¶
We use properties from schema.org and vCard for address components. In the event source data cannot be broken down into these parts, data SHOULD contain at least a streetAddress value and postal code.
When working with data, users should be aware that addresses may not always be broken down using all the properties the specification provides.
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
streetAddress |
[string] |
|||
Street address |
The street address. For example, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy. |
|||
locality |
[string] |
|||
Locality |
The locality. For example, Mountain View. |
|||
region |
[string] |
|||
Region |
The region. For example, CA. |
|||
postalCode |
[string] |
|||
Postal code |
The postal code. For example, 94043. |
|||
countryName |
[string] |
|||
Country name |
The country name. For example, United States. |
BudgetBreakdown¶
A budget breakdown is provided through an array of BudgetBreakdown
objects, each of which represents budget for a particular period, from a particular source, or a combination of the two.
See the documentation of the OCDS Budget Breakdown extension for more details of this data model. BudgetBreakdown can also be extended further to include budget classifications data following the pattern described in the OCDS Budgets and Spend extension.
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
id |
string |
Required |
||
Identifier |
An identifier for this particular budget entry. |
|||
description |
[string] |
|||
Description |
A short free text description of this budget entry. |
|||
amount |
object |
|||
Amount |
The value of the budget line item. See Value |
|||
amount/amount |
[number] |
|||
Amount |
Amount as a number. |
|||
amount/currency |
[string] |
|||
Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
|||
uri |
[string] |
uri |
||
Linked budget information |
A URI pointing directly to a machine-readable information about this budget entry. |
|||
period |
object |
|||
Budget period |
The period covered by this budget entry. See Period |
|||
period/startDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Start date |
The start date for the period. When known, a precise start date must be provided. |
|||
period/endDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
End date |
The end date for the period. When known, a precise end date must be provided. |
|||
period/maxExtentDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Maximum extent |
The period cannot be extended beyond this date. This field can be used to express the maximum available date for extension or renewal of this period. |
|||
period/durationInDays |
[integer] |
|||
Duration (days) |
The maximum duration of this period in days. A user interface can collect or display this data in months or years as appropriate, and then convert it into days when storing this field. This field can be used when exact dates are not known. If a startDate and endDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and endDate. Otherwise, if a startDate and maxExtentDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and maxExtentDate. |
|||
sourceParty |
object |
|||
Source party |
An organization reference, linking to the entry in the |
|||
sourceParty/name |
[string] |
|||
Organization name |
The name of the party being referenced. This must match the name of an entry in the parties section. |
|||
sourceParty/id |
string |
|||
Organization ID |
The id of the party being referenced. This must match the id of an entry in the parties section. |
Classification¶
A classification consists of an identifier for the codelist (the scheme
) and a code from that codelist (the id
), and then a human-readable label for the classification (the description
).
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
scheme |
[string] |
|||
Scheme |
The scheme or codelist from which the classification code is taken. |
|||
id |
string |
|||
ID |
The classification code taken from the scheme. |
|||
description |
[string] |
|||
Description |
A textual description or title for the classification code. |
|||
uri |
[string] |
uri |
||
URI |
A URI to uniquely identify the classification code. |
For example:
{
"scheme":"COFOG",
"id":"05.2",
"description":"Waste water management"
}
ContactPoint¶
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
name |
[string] |
|||
Name |
The name of the contact person, department, or contact point, for correspondence relating to this project. |
|||
email |
[string] |
|||
The e-mail address of the contact point/person. |
||||
telephone |
[string] |
|||
Telephone |
The telephone number of the contact point/person. This should include the international dialing code. |
|||
faxNumber |
[string] |
|||
Fax number |
The fax number of the contact point/person. This should include the international dialing code. |
|||
url |
[string] |
uri |
||
URL |
A web address for the contact point/person. |
Document¶
For each document the following structured information may be provided.
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
id |
string |
Required |
||
ID |
A local, unique identifier for this document. This field is used to keep track of multiple revisions of a document through the compilation from release to record mechanism. |
|||
documentType |
[string] |
|||
Document type |
A classification of the document described, using the open documentType codelist. |
|||
title |
[string] |
|||
Title |
The document title. |
|||
description |
[string] |
|||
Description |
Where a link to a full document is provided, the description should provide a 1 - 3 paragraph summary of the information the document contains, and the Line breaks in text (represented in JSON using |
|||
url |
[string] |
uri |
||
URL |
This should be a direct link to the document or web page where the information described by the current documentType exists. |
|||
datePublished |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Date published |
The date on which the document was first published. This is particularly important for legally important documents such as notices of a tender. |
|||
dateModified |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Date modified |
Date that the document was last modified |
|||
format |
[string] |
|||
Format |
The format of the document, using the open IANA Media Types codelist (see the values in the 'Template' column), or using the 'offline/print' code if the described document is published offline. For example, web pages have a format of 'text/html'. |
|||
language |
[string] |
|||
Language |
The language of the linked document using either two-letter ISO639-1, or extended BCP47 language tags. The use of lowercase two-letter codes from ISO639-1 is recommended unless there is a clear user need for distinguishing the language subtype. |
|||
pageStart |
[string] |
|||
Page start |
When the information referenced exists within a large document, indicate the first page on which it can be found. This should refer to the printed page number, not the page number reported by software applications. |
|||
pageEnd |
[string] |
|||
Page end |
When the information referenced exists within a large document, indicate the last page on which it can be found. This should refer to the printed page number, not the page number reported by software applications. |
|||
accessDetails |
[string] |
|||
Access details |
A description of any special arrangements needed to access this document, for example: registering for access, paying a fee, or visiting a location to inspect the document. |
|||
author |
[string] |
|||
Author |
The names of the authors of the document. |
Identifier¶
Use of stable official organization identifiers can help join up data between systems.
Organization identifiers should be constructed by collecting an official company (or government body) registration number for the organization, and then finding the org-id.guide list code for the list this identifier is taken from to use in the scheme
field.
For example, if identifying a company in Colombia, look up its identifier in the Unified Commercial and Social Registry and use the list code CO-RUE
.
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
scheme |
[string] |
|||
Scheme |
Organization identifiers should be taken from an existing organization identifier list. The scheme field is used to indicate the list or register from which the identifier is taken. This value should be taken from the Organization Identifier Scheme codelist. |
|||
id |
string |
|||
ID |
The identifier of the organization in the selected scheme. |
|||
legalName |
[string] |
|||
Legal Name |
The legally registered name of the organization. |
|||
uri |
[string] |
uri |
||
URI |
A URI to identify the organization, such as those provided by Open Corporates or some other relevant URI provider. This is not for listing the website of the organization: that can be done through the URL field of the Organization contact point. |
Location¶
A project may have one or more locations. Locations may be expressed in a number of different ways, using one or more of:
A point location or geometry (e.g. trace of a road, or polygon giving the boundary of a site);
A gazetteer entry (e.g. town name);
An address.
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
id |
string |
Required |
||
Identifier |
A local identifier for this location, unique within the array this location appears in. |
|||
description |
[string] |
|||
Description |
A name or description of this location. This might include the name(s) of the location(s), or might provide a human-readable description of the location to be covered. |
|||
geometry |
object |
|||
Geometry |
We follow the GeoJSON standard to express basic location information, using longitude, latitude, and optional elevation values in the WGS84 (EPSG:4326) projection. A point location can be identified by geocoding a delivery address. For concession licenses, or other contracts covering a polygon location which is not contained in a known gazetteer, polygon and multi-polygon can be used. |
|||
geometry/type |
[string] |
|||
Type |
The type of GeoJSON Geometry Objects being provided. To provide longitude, latitude, and optional elevation, use 'Point', and enter an array of [longitude, latitude] or [longitude, latitude, elevation] as the value of the coordinates field: e.g. [-122.085, 37.42]. |
|||
geometry/coordinates |
array[[number, array]] |
|||
Coordinates |
The relevant array of points, e.g. [longitude, latitude] or [longitude, latitude, elevation], or a nested array of points, for the GeoJSON geometry being described. The longitude and latitude must be expressed in decimal degrees in the WGS84 (EPSG:4326) projection. |
|||
gazetteer |
object |
|||
Gazetteer |
Identifiers from a gazetteer (a geographical index or directory) for the location. |
|||
gazetteer/scheme |
[string] |
|||
Gazetteer scheme |
The identifier of the gazetteer. The |
|||
gazetteer/identifiers |
array[[string]] |
|||
Identifiers |
An array of one or more codes drawn from the gazetteer indicated by the |
|||
uri |
[string] |
|||
URI |
A URI to a further description of the activity location. This might be a human-readable document with information on the location, or a machine-readable description of the location. |
|||
address |
object |
|||
Address |
A physical address where works will take place. See Address |
Modification¶
For each modification, the following structured information may be provided.
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
id |
string |
Required |
||
Identifier |
A local identifier for this modification. |
|||
date |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Date |
The date this modification was recorded. |
|||
description |
[string] |
|||
Description |
Details of the modification. This may be free text, or may be generated automatically and provide a structured description of the change. |
|||
rationale |
[string] |
|||
Rationale |
A summary of the reasons which have led to this modification to the originally planned scope, period or value. |
|||
type |
[string] |
|||
Type |
A value from the modificationType codelist, indicating whether the modification relates to the duration, value, scope or other aspect of the contract. |
|||
releaseID |
[string] |
|||
Release ID |
The identifier for the OCDS release this modification relates to. The referenced release should appear in the list of linked releases for this contracting process. |
|||
oldContractValue |
object |
|||
Old contract value |
Contract value before the modification, taking into account any prior modifications. See Value |
|||
oldContractValue/amount |
[number] |
|||
Amount |
Amount as a number. |
|||
oldContractValue/currency |
[string] |
|||
Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
|||
newContractValue |
object |
|||
New contract value |
Contract value after the modification. See Value |
|||
newContractValue/amount |
[number] |
|||
Amount |
Amount as a number. |
|||
newContractValue/currency |
[string] |
|||
Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
|||
oldContractPeriod |
object |
|||
Old contract period |
Contract period before the modification, taking into account any prior modifications. See Period |
|||
oldContractPeriod/startDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Start date |
The start date for the period. When known, a precise start date must be provided. |
|||
oldContractPeriod/endDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
End date |
The end date for the period. When known, a precise end date must be provided. |
|||
oldContractPeriod/maxExtentDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Maximum extent |
The period cannot be extended beyond this date. This field can be used to express the maximum available date for extension or renewal of this period. |
|||
oldContractPeriod/durationInDays |
[integer] |
|||
Duration (days) |
The maximum duration of this period in days. A user interface can collect or display this data in months or years as appropriate, and then convert it into days when storing this field. This field can be used when exact dates are not known. If a startDate and endDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and endDate. Otherwise, if a startDate and maxExtentDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and maxExtentDate. |
|||
newContractPeriod |
object |
|||
New contract period |
Contract period after the modification. See Period |
|||
newContractPeriod/startDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Start date |
The start date for the period. When known, a precise start date must be provided. |
|||
newContractPeriod/endDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
End date |
The end date for the period. When known, a precise end date must be provided. |
|||
newContractPeriod/maxExtentDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Maximum extent |
The period cannot be extended beyond this date. This field can be used to express the maximum available date for extension or renewal of this period. |
|||
newContractPeriod/durationInDays |
[integer] |
|||
Duration (days) |
The maximum duration of this period in days. A user interface can collect or display this data in months or years as appropriate, and then convert it into days when storing this field. This field can be used when exact dates are not known. If a startDate and endDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and endDate. Otherwise, if a startDate and maxExtentDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and maxExtentDate. |
Organization¶
For each organization, provide as much structured data as you can.
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
name |
[string] |
|||
Common name |
A common name for this organization or other participant in the contracting process. The identifier object provides a space for the formal legal name, and so this may either repeat that value, or may provide the common name by which this organization or entity is known. This field may also include details of the department or sub-unit involved in this contracting process. |
|||
id |
string |
|||
Entity ID |
The ID used for cross-referencing to this party from other sections of the release. This field may be built with the following structure {identifier.scheme}-{identifier.id}(-{department-identifier}). |
|||
identifier |
object |
|||
Primary identifier |
The primary identifier for this organization or participant. Identifiers that uniquely pick out a legal entity should be preferred. Consult the organization identifier guidance for the preferred scheme and identifier to use. See Identifier |
|||
additionalIdentifiers |
array[Identifier] |
|||
Additional identifiers |
A list of additional / supplemental identifiers for the organization or participant, using the organization identifier guidance. This can be used to provide an internally used identifier for this organization in addition to the primary legal entity identifier. See Identifier |
|||
address |
object |
|||
Address |
An address. This may be the legally registered address of the organization, or may be a correspondence address for this particular contracting process. See Address |
|||
contactPoint |
object |
|||
Contact point |
Contact details that can be used for this party. See ContactPoint |
|||
roles |
array[string] |
|||
Party roles |
The party's role(s) in the project, using the open partyRole codelist. |
|||
people |
array[Person] |
|||
People |
People associated with, representing, or working on behalf of this organization in respect of this project. See Person |
|||
people/0/id |
string |
Required |
||
Identifier |
A local identifier for this person. |
|||
people/0/name |
string |
|||
Name |
The full name of the person. |
|||
people/0/jobTitle |
string |
|||
Job title |
The job title of the person (for example, Financial Manager). |
OrganizationReference¶
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
name |
[string] |
|||
Organization name |
The name of the party being referenced. This must match the name of an entry in the parties section. |
|||
id |
string |
|||
Organization ID |
The id of the party being referenced. This must match the id of an entry in the parties section. |
Period¶
Dates MUST be expressed using a full ISO 8601 date-time including a timezone. E.g.:
2018-09-18T11:26:04+01:00
Where the source system does not contain time information, a judgment should be made as to the relevant time to attach (e.g. start of the day; end of the working day etc.).
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
startDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Start date |
The start date for the period. When known, a precise start date must be provided. |
|||
endDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
End date |
The end date for the period. When known, a precise end date must be provided. |
|||
maxExtentDate |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Maximum extent |
The period cannot be extended beyond this date. This field can be used to express the maximum available date for extension or renewal of this period. |
|||
durationInDays |
[integer] |
|||
Duration (days) |
The maximum duration of this period in days. A user interface can collect or display this data in months or years as appropriate, and then convert it into days when storing this field. This field can be used when exact dates are not known. If a startDate and endDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and endDate. Otherwise, if a startDate and maxExtentDate are set, this field, if used, should be equal to the difference between startDate and maxExtentDate. |
Person¶
Use this object when you need to disclose the details of people associated with, representing or working on behalf of an organization involved in the project.
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
id |
string |
Required |
||
Identifier |
A local identifier for this person. |
|||
name |
string |
|||
Name |
The full name of the person. |
|||
jobTitle |
string |
|||
Job title |
The job title of the person (for example, Financial Manager). |
Transaction¶
A spending transaction related to a contracting process.
Title |
Description |
Type |
Format |
Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
id |
string |
Required |
||
ID |
A unique identifier for this transaction. This identifier should be possible to cross-reference against the provided data source. For IATI this is the transaction reference. |
|||
source |
[string] |
uri |
||
Data source |
Used to point either to a corresponding Fiscal Data Package, IATI file, or machine or human-readable source where users can find further information on the budget line item identifiers, or project identifiers, provided here. |
|||
date |
[string] |
date-time |
||
Date |
The date of the transaction |
|||
value |
object |
|||
Value |
The value of the transaction. See Value |
|||
value/amount |
[number] |
|||
Amount |
Amount as a number. |
|||
value/currency |
[string] |
|||
Currency |
The currency of the amount, from the closed currency codelist. |
|||
payer |
object |
|||
Payer |
An organization reference for the organization from which the funds in this transaction originate. |
|||
payer/name |
[string] |
|||
Organization name |
The name of the party being referenced. This must match the name of an entry in the parties section. |
|||
payer/id |
string |
|||
Organization ID |
The id of the party being referenced. This must match the id of an entry in the parties section. |
|||
payee |
object |
|||
Payee |
An organization reference for the organization which receives the funds in this transaction. |
|||
payee/name |
[string] |
|||
Organization name |
The name of the party being referenced. This must match the name of an entry in the parties section. |
|||
payee/id |
string |
|||
Organization ID |
The id of the party being referenced. This must match the id of an entry in the parties section. |
|||
uri |
[string] |
uri |
||
Linked spending information |
A URI pointing directly to a machine-readable record about this spending transaction. |