Conseils d’utilisation

Are you new to OCDS? Read the Primer.

The four phases of implementation described in this guide have helped implementers around the world publish open contracting data to help address real-world problems.

Read the guidance to understand the main steps to implement OCDS and to find supporting resources. Detailed guidance on specific topics and tasks is provided in sub-pages.

Use the OCDS Implementation Checklist to keep track of your progress.

• Design
  • Understand your context
  • Set your goals and priorities
  • Build your team
  • Writing OCDS requirements for eGP developers
• Map
  • Involve the right people
  • Identify your data sources
  • Localize OCDS to your context
  • Download the mapping templates
  • Complete the mapping
  • Deal with the hard cases
  • Consider using extensions
  • Link OCDS with other standards
  • Wrap up
• Build
  • Register an OCID prefix
  • Determine your system architecture
  • Establish your publication formats and access methods
  • Build your data pipeline
  • Build your extensions
  • Keep users in mind as you build
  • Check your data
• Publish
  • Perform final checks
  • Finalize your publication policy
  • License your data
  • Publish and share your data

Do you have questions or need assistance? Contact the Data Support Team.