F03: Contract award notice

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Release model

Create an OCDS release and:

1. Add 'award' and 'contract' to tag.

2. If the notice has one or more /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT (A contract/lot is awarded) elements, set tender.status to 'complete'. Otherwise, if the notice has one or more /AWARD_CONTRACT/NO_AWARDED_CONTRACT/PROCUREMENT_UNSUCCESSFUL (No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected) elements, set tender.status to 'unsuccessful'. Otherwise, set tender.status to 'cancelled'.

What's new

If you have already implemented all prior forms, this notice adds:

• II.1.7 Total value of the procurement

• IV.2.8 Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system

• IV.2.9 Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

• V Award of contract

• Annex D1 General procurement

Preamble

Index	Label and XPath	OCDS guidance
	Unlabeled /@LG	Lowercase, and map to language
	Unlabeled /@CATEGORY	Discard. TED translates at form-level. OCDS translates at field-level.
	Unlabeled /LEGAL_BASIS	Set tender.legalBasis.scheme to ‘CELEX’, and map to tender.legalBasis.id
	Unlabeled /LEGAL_BASIS_OTHER	Set tender.legalBasis.scheme to ‘CELEX’, and map to tender.legalBasis.id

Section I

Index	Label and XPath	OCDS guidance
I	Contracting authority /CONTRACTING_BODY
I.1	Name and addresses (please identify all contracting authorities responsible for the procedure) /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY	Add a party, and add ‘buyer’ to its .roles Set buyer.id to its .id, and set buyer.name to its .name
	Official name /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/OFFICIALNAME	Map to the party’s .name and .identifier.legalName
	National registration number /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/NATIONALID	Map to the party’s .identifier.id, and set .identifier.scheme
	Postal address /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS	Map to the party’s .address.streetAddress
	Town /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/TOWN	Map to the party’s .address.locality
	NUTS code /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/NUTS	Take the NUTS code in the CODE attribute, and map to the party’s .address.region There’s an open issue (#739) about region codes. Issue
	Postal code /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/POSTAL_CODE	Map to the party’s .address.postalCode
	Country /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/COUNTRY	Take the country code in the VALUE attribute, translate to a country name, and map to the party’s .address.countryName There’s an open issue (#524) to add a .country field to the Address object, to avoid translation. Issue
	Contact person /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/CONTACT_POINT	Map to the party’s .contactPoint.name
	Telephone /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/PHONE	Map to the party’s .contactPoint.telephone
	E-mail /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/E_MAIL	Map to the party’s .contactPoint.email
	Fax /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/FAX	Map to the party’s .contactPoint.faxNumber
	Internet address(es)
	Main address (URL) /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/URL_GENERAL	Map to the party’s .details.url
	Address of the buyer profile (URL) /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY/URL_BUYER	Map to the party’s .details.buyerProfile
	Unlabeled /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY_ADDITIONAL	Add a party, add ‘buyer’ to its .roles, and set its fields as above
I.2	Information about joint procurement
	The contract involves joint procurement /CONTRACTING_BODY/JOINT_PROCUREMENT_INVOLVED	Discard. If there are multiple parties with the role ‘buyer’, then the contract involves joint procurement. (When The contract involves joint procurement is checked, at least one additional contracting authority is provided.)
	In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law /CONTRACTING_BODY/PROCUREMENT_LAW	Map to tender.crossBorderLaw
	The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body /CONTRACTING_BODY/CENTRAL_PURCHASING	Add ‘centralPurchasingBody’ to the .roles of the party
I.4	Type of the contracting authority /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE	Get the Organization object for the buyer, and add a Classification object to its .details.classifications array. Set the classification’s .scheme to ‘TED_CA_TYPE’, and set its .id and/or .description as follows:
	Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE/@VALUEis MINISTRY	Set .id to ‘MINISTRY’ and .description to ‘Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions’
	National or federal agency / office /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE/@VALUEis NATIONAL_AGENCY	Set .id to ‘NATIONAL_AGENCY’ and .description to ‘National or federal agency/office’
	Regional or local authority /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE/@VALUEis REGIONAL_AUTHORITY	Set .id to ‘REGIONAL_AUTHORITY’ and .description to ‘Regional or local authority’
	Regional or local agency / office /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE/@VALUEis REGIONAL_AGENCY	Set .id to ‘REGIONAL_AGENCY’ and .description to ‘Regional or local agency/office’
	Body governed by public law /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE/@VALUEis BODY_PUBLIC	Set .id to ‘BODY_PUBLIC’ and .description to ‘Body governed by public law’
	European institution / agency or international organisation /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE/@VALUEis EU_INSTITUTION	Set .id to ‘EU_INSTITUTION’ and .description to ‘European institution/agency or international organisation’
	Other type /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_TYPE_OTHER	Map to .description (.id won’t be set)
I.5	Main activity /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY	Get the Organization object for the buyer, and add a Classification object to its .details.classifications array. Set the classification’s .scheme to ‘COFOG’, and set its .id and/or .description as follows:
	General public services /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis GENERAL_PUBLIC_SERVICES	Set .id to ‘01’ and .description to ‘General public services’
	Housing and community amenities /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis HOUSING_AND_COMMUNITY_AMENITIES	Set .id to ‘06’ and .description to ‘Housing and community amenities’
	Defence /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis DEFENCE	Set .id to ‘02’ and .description to ‘Defence’
	Social protection /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis SOCIAL_PROTECTION	Set .id to ‘10’ and .description to ‘Social protection’
	Public order and safety /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis PUBLIC_ORDER_AND_SAFETY	Set .id to ‘03’ and .description to ‘Public order and safety’
	Recreation, culture and religion /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis RECREATION_CULTURE_AND_RELIGION	Set .id to ‘08’ and .description to ‘Recreation, culture and religion’
	Environment /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis ENVIRONMENT	Set .id to ‘05’ and .description to ‘Environmental protection’
	Education /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis EDUCATION	Set .id to ‘09’ and .description to ‘Education’
	Economic and financial affairs /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis ECONOMIC_AND_FINANCIAL_AFFAIRS	Set .id to ‘04’ and .description to ‘Economic affairs’
	Health /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis HEALTH	Set .id to ‘07’ and .description to ‘Health’
	Other activity /CONTRACTING_BODY/CA_ACTIVITY_OTHER	Map to .description (.id won’t be set)

Section II

Index	Label and XPath	OCDS guidance
II	Object /OBJECT_CONTRACT
II.1	Scope of the procurement
II.1.1	Title /OBJECT_CONTRACT/TITLE	Map to tender.title
	Reference number /OBJECT_CONTRACT/REFERENCE_NUMBER	If not set, let Reference number be equal to the ocid value. Map to tender.id (string).
II.1.2	Unlabeled /OBJECT_CONTRACT/CPV_MAIN
	Main CPV code /OBJECT_CONTRACT/CPV_MAIN/CPV_CODE	Set tender.classification.scheme to ‘CPV’, take the CPV code in the CODE attribute, and map to tender.classification.id
	Supplementary CPV code /OBJECT_CONTRACT/CPV_MAIN/CPV_SUPPLEMENTARY_CODE	For each CODE attribute, add a Classification object to the tender.additionalClassifications array, set its .scheme to ‘CPVS’, prefix by the Main CPV code, and map to its .id. Remove any duplicate entries from the tender.additionalClassifications array.
II.1.3	Type of contract /OBJECT_CONTRACT/TYPE_CONTRACT	Set tender.mainProcurementCategory as follows:
	Works /OBJECT_CONTRACT/TYPE_CONTRACT/@CTYPEis WORKS	Map to ‘works’
	Supplies /OBJECT_CONTRACT/TYPE_CONTRACT/@CTYPEis SUPPLIES	Map to ‘goods’
	Services /OBJECT_CONTRACT/TYPE_CONTRACT/@CTYPEis SERVICES	Map to ‘services’
II.1.4	Short description /OBJECT_CONTRACT/SHORT_DESCR	Map to tender.description
II.1.6	Information about lots
	This contract is divided into lots
	yes /OBJECT_CONTRACT/LOT_DIVISION	Discard. If tender.lots contains more than one object, then the contract is divided into lots.
	no /OBJECT_CONTRACT/NO_LOT_DIVISION	Discard. If tender.lots contains one or fewer objects, then the contract isn’t divided into lots.
II.1.7	Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
	Value (Please give the total value of the procurement. For information about individual contracts, please use section V) /OBJECT_CONTRACT/VAL_TOTAL	Discard. This is derived from the value of awards.
	or
	Lowest offer /OBJECT_CONTRACT/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL/LOW	Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘lowestValidBidValue’, and map to its .value.
	Highest offer /OBJECT_CONTRACT/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL/HIGH	Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘highestValidBidValue’, and map to its .value.
	taken into consideration
	Currency (for framework agreements – total maximum value for their entire duration) (for dynamic purchasing systems – value of contract(s) not included in previous contract award notices) (for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) not included in previous contract award notices) /OBJECT_CONTRACT/VAL_TOTAL/@CURRENCY /OBJECT_CONTRACT/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL/@CURRENCY	For the Value, discard as above. For the Lowest offer and Highest offer, map to the bid statistic’s .currency.
	Unlabeled /OBJECT_CONTRACT/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL
II.2	Description /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR	Add a Lot object to the tender.lots array, and add an Item object to the tender.items array. Set the lot’s .status to the same value as tender.status. F12, F13: Instead, do nothing.
	Unlabeled /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/@ITEM	Discard
II.2.1	Title /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/TITLE	Map to the lot’s .title
	Lot No /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/LOT_NO	If not set, let Lot No be ‘1’. Map to the lot’s .id (string), map to the item’s .id (string), and map to the item’s .relatedLot (string).
II.2.2	Additional CPV code(s) /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/CPV_ADDITIONAL
	Main CPV code /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/CPV_ADDITIONAL/CPV_CODE	For each CODE attribute, add a Classification object to the item’s .additionalClassifications array, set its .scheme to ‘CPV’, and map to its .id. Remove any duplicate entries from the item’s .additionalClassifications array. F12, F13: Instead, for each CODE attribute, add a Classification object to the tender.additionalClassifications array, set its .scheme to ‘CPV’, and map to its .id. Remove any duplicate entries from the tender.additionalClassifications array.
	Supplementary CPV code /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/CPV_ADDITIONAL/CPV_SUPPLEMENTARY_CODE	For each CODE attribute, add a Classification object to the item’s .additionalClassifications array, set its .scheme to ‘CPVS’, prefix by the Main CPV code, and map to its .id. Remove any duplicate entries from the item’s .additionalClassifications array. F12, F13: Instead, for each CODE attribute, add a Classification object to the tender.additionalClassifications array, set its .scheme to ‘CPVS’, prefix by the Main CPV code, and map to its .id. Remove any duplicate entries from the tender.additionalClassifications array.
II.2.3	Place of performance
	NUTS code /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/NUTS	For each NUTS element, take the NUTS code in its CODE attribute, add an Address object to the item’s .deliveryAddresses array, and map to its .region. There’s an open issue (#739) about region codes. Issue
	Main site or place of performance /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/MAIN_SITE	Map to the item’s .deliveryLocation.description
II.2.4	Description of the procurement (nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements) /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/SHORT_DESCR	Map to the lot’s .description F12, F13: Instead, map to tender.description
II.2.5	Award criteria /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/AC
	Quality criterion /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/AC/AC_QUALITY	Add an AwardCriterion object to the lot’s .awardCriteria.criteria array (.awardCriteria is an object), and set its .type to ‘quality’.
	Name /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/AC/AC_QUALITY/AC_CRITERION	Map to the criterion’s .name
	Weighting /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/AC/AC_QUALITY/AC_WEIGHTING	Map to the criterion’s .description
	Cost criterion /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/AC/AC_COST	Add an AwardCriterion object to the lot’s .awardCriteria.criteria array, and set its .type to ‘cost’.
	Name	Same as Name above Map to the criterion’s .name
	Weighting	Same as Weighting above Map to the criterion’s .description
	Price /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/AC/AC_PRICE	Add an AwardCriterion object to the lot’s .awardCriteria.criteria array, and set its .type to ‘price’.
	Weighting /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/AC/AC_PRICE/AC_WEIGHTING	Map to the criterion’s .description
II.2.11	Information about options
	Options
	yes /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/OPTIONS	Set the lot’s .hasOptions to true
	no /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/NO_OPTIONS	Set the lot’s .hasOptions to false
	Description of options /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/OPTIONS_DESCR	Map to the lot’s .options.description
II.2.13	Information about European Union funds
	The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds
	yes /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/EU_PROGR_RELATED	Get the Organization object whose .name is ‘European Union’. If none exists yet: Add a party Set its .name to ‘European Union’ Add ‘funder’ to its .roles Get the Finance object whose .description is the Identification of the project. If none exists yet: Add a Finance object to the planning.budget.finance array Map the Identification of the project to its .description Set its .id incrementally Set its .financingParty.name to ‘European Union’ Set its .financingParty.id to the party’s .id Add the lot’s .id to the Finance object’s .relatedLots (F12, F13: Instead, do nothing) In future forms, this field will be de-emphasized.
	no /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/NO_EU_PROGR_RELATED	Discard. If there’s no party with the role ‘funder’ and the name ‘European Union’, then the procurement isn’t related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds.
	Identification of the project
II.2.14	Additional information /OBJECT_CONTRACT/OBJECT_DESCR/INFO_ADD	Append to the lot’s .description This results in a loss of structure. Attention #28

Section IV

Index	Label and XPath	OCDS guidance
IV	Procedure /PROCEDURE
IV.1	Description
IV.1.1	Type of procedure
	Open procedure /PROCEDURE/PT_OPEN	Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘open’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Open procedure’
	Accelerated procedure
	Justification /PROCEDURE/ACCELERATED_PROC	Set tender.procedure.isAccelerated to true, and map to tender.procedure.acceleratedRationale
	Restricted procedure /PROCEDURE/PT_RESTRICTED	Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘selective’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Restricted procedure’
	Accelerated procedure
	Justification	Same as Justification above Set tender.procedure.isAccelerated to true, and map to tender.procedure.acceleratedRationale
	Competitive procedure with negotiation /PROCEDURE/PT_COMPETITIVE_NEGOTIATION	Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘selective’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Competitive procedure with negotiation’
	Accelerated procedure
	Justification	Same as Justification above Set tender.procedure.isAccelerated to true, and map to tender.procedure.acceleratedRationale
	Competitive dialogue /PROCEDURE/PT_COMPETITIVE_DIALOGUE	Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘selective’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Competitive dialogue’
	Innovation partnership /PROCEDURE/PT_INNOVATION_PARTNERSHIP	Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘selective’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Innovation partnership’
	Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below (please complete Annex D1) /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL	Set tender.procurementMethod to ‘limited’, and set tender.procurementMethodDetails to ‘Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition’. F03, F21: See Annex D1 F06, F22: See Annex D2
IV.1.3	Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
	The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement /PROCEDURE/FRAMEWORK	Set tender.techniques.hasFrameworkAgreement to true
	A dynamic purchasing system was set up /PROCEDURE/DPS	Set tender.techniques.hasDynamicPurchasingSystem to true
IV.1.6	Information about electronic auction
	An electronic auction has been used /PROCEDURE/EAUCTION_USED	Set tender.techniques.hasElectronicAuction to true
IV.1.8	Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
	The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement
	yes /PROCEDURE/CONTRACT_COVERED_GPA	Add ‘GPA’ to the tender.coveredBy array
	no /PROCEDURE/NO_CONTRACT_COVERED_GPA	Discard. If ‘GPA’ isn’t in the tender.coveredBy array, then the procurement isn’t covered by the GPA.
IV.2	Administrative information
IV.2.1	Previous publication concerning this procedure
	Notice number in the OJ S (One of the following) (Prior information notice used as a call for competition) (Contract notice) (Voluntary ex ante transparency notice) /PROCEDURE/NOTICE_NUMBER_OJ	Reference a previous publication
IV.2.8	Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
	The notice involves the termination of the dynamic purchasing system published by the above contract notice /PROCEDURE/TERMINATION_DPS	Set tender.techniques.dynamicPurchasingSystem.status to ‘terminated’
IV.2.9	Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
	The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice /PROCEDURE/TERMINATION_PIN	Set tender.status to ‘complete’

Section V

Index	Label and XPath	OCDS guidance
V	Award of contract /AWARD_CONTRACT	Add an Award object to the awards array
	Unlabeled /AWARD_CONTRACT/@ITEM	Discard
	Contract No /AWARD_CONTRACT/CONTRACT_NO	If not set, let Contract No be the notice number followed by a hyphen ‘-‘ followed by the value of the ITEM attribute of the AWARD_CONTRACT element. Map to the award’s .id. This assumes the Contract No is unique within the contracting process. Attention #93
	Lot No /AWARD_CONTRACT/LOT_NO	If not set, let Lot No be ‘1’. Add to the award’s .relatedLots (string).
	Title /AWARD_CONTRACT/TITLE	Map to the award’s .title
	A contract / lot is awarded
	yes /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT	Set the award’s .status to ‘active’ Add a Contract object to the contracts array, set its .id and .awardID to the award’s .id, set its .title to the award’s .title, and set its .status to ‘active’.
	no /AWARD_CONTRACT/NO_AWARDED_CONTRACT	Set the award’s .status to ‘unsuccessful’
V.1	Information on non-award
	The contract/lot is not awarded
	No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected /AWARD_CONTRACT/NO_AWARDED_CONTRACT/PROCUREMENT_UNSUCCESSFUL	Set the award’s .statusDetails to ‘unsuccessful’ There’s an open issue (#764) about status details. Issue
	Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure) /AWARD_CONTRACT/NO_AWARDED_CONTRACT/PROCUREMENT_DISCONTINUED	Set the award’s .statusDetails to ‘discontinued’
V.2	Award of contract
V.2.1	Date of conclusion of the contract (dd/mm/yyyy) /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/DATE_CONCLUSION_CONTRACT	Map to the contract’s .dateSigned
V.2.2	Information about tenders /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/TENDERS
	Number of tenders received /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/TENDERS/NB_TENDERS_RECEIVED	Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘bids’, set its .relatedLot to the award’s only .relatedLots entry, and map to its .value.
	Number of tenders received from SMEs (SME – as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC) /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/TENDERS/NB_TENDERS_RECEIVED_SME	Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘smeBids’, set its .relatedLot to the award’s only .relatedLots entry, and map to its .value.
	Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/TENDERS/NB_TENDERS_RECEIVED_OTHER_EU	Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘foreignBidsFromEU’,, set its .relatedLot to the award’s only .relatedLots entry and map to its .value.
	Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/TENDERS/NB_TENDERS_RECEIVED_NON_EU	Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘foreignBidsFromNonEU’,, set its .relatedLot to the award’s only .relatedLots entry and map to its .value.
	Number of tenders received by electronic means /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/TENDERS/NB_TENDERS_RECEIVED_EMEANS	Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘electronicBids’,, set its .relatedLot to the award’s only .relatedLots entry and map to its .value.
	Unlabeled /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS
	The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
	yes /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/AWARDED_TO_GROUP	Discard. If there are multiple suppliers, then the contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators.
	no /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/NO_AWARDED_TO_GROUP	Discard. If there is one supplier, then the contract hasn’t been awarded to a group of economic operators.
	Unlabeled /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR
V.2.3	Name and address of the contractor /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR	Add a party, and add ‘supplier’ to its .roles Add an OrganizationReference object to the award’s .suppliers array, set its .id to the party’s .id, and set its .name to the party’s .name
	Official name /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/OFFICIALNAME	Same as Official name above Map to the party’s .name and .identifier.legalName
	National registration number /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/NATIONALID	Same as National registration number above Map to the party’s .identifier.id, and set .identifier.scheme
	Postal address /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS	Same as Postal address above Map to the party’s .address.streetAddress
	Town /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/TOWN	Same as Town above Map to the party’s .address.locality
	NUTS code /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/NUTS	Same as NUTS code above Take the NUTS code in the CODE attribute, and map to the party’s .address.region There’s an open issue (#739) about region codes. Issue
	Postal code /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/POSTAL_CODE	Same as Postal code above Map to the party’s .address.postalCode
	Country /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/COUNTRY	Same as Country above Take the country code in the VALUE attribute, translate to a country name, and map to the party’s .address.countryName There’s an open issue (#524) to add a .country field to the Address object, to avoid translation. Issue
	E-mail /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/E_MAIL	Same as E-mail above Map to the party’s .contactPoint.email
	Telephone /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/PHONE	Same as Telephone above Map to the party’s .contactPoint.telephone
	Internet address (URL) /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/URL	Same as Main address above Map to the party’s .details.url
	Fax /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR/FAX	Same as Fax above Map to the party’s .contactPoint.faxNumber
	The contractor is an SME
	yes /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/SME	Set the party’s .details.scale to ‘sme’
	no /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/CONTRACTORS/CONTRACTOR/NO_SME	Set the party’s .details.scale to ‘large’
V.2.4	Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT) /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES
	Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot (for framework agreements or dynamic purchasing systems – estimated total maximum value for the entire duration of this lot) /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_ESTIMATED_TOTAL	Discard. The Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot is available in the OCDS release with the same ocid as this release and with ‘tender’ in its tag.
	Total value of the contract / lot /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_TOTAL	Map to the contract’s .value.amount
	or
	Lowest offer /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL/LOW	Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘lowestValidBidValue’, set its .relatedLot to the award’s only .relatedLots entry, and map to its .value.
	Highest offer /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL/HIGH	Add a bids statistic, set its .measure to ‘highestValidBidValue’, set its .relatedLot to the award’s only .relatedLots entry, and map to its .value.
	taken into consideration
	Currency (for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot) (for dynamic purchasing systems – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in previous contract award notices) (for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in previous contract award notices) /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_ESTIMATED_TOTAL/@CURRENCY /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_TOTAL/@CURRENCY /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL/@CURRENCY	For the Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot, discard as above. For the Total value of the contract/lot, map to the contract’s .value.currency. For the Lowest offer and Highest offer, map to the bid statistic’s .currency.
	Unlabeled /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VALUES/VAL_RANGE_TOTAL
V.2.5	Information about subcontracting
	The contract is likely to be subcontracted /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/LIKELY_SUBCONTRACTED	Set the award’s .hasSubcontracting to true
	Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
	Value excluding VAT /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VAL_SUBCONTRACTING	Map to the award’s .subcontracting.value.amount
	Currency /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/VAL_SUBCONTRACTING/@CURRENCY	Map to the award’s .subcontracting.value.currency
	Proportion /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/PCT_SUBCONTRACTING	Map to the award’s .subcontracting.minimumPercentage and .subcontracting.maximumPercentage
	Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted /AWARD_CONTRACT/AWARDED_CONTRACT/INFO_ADD_SUBCONTRACTING	Map to the award’s .subcontracting.description

Section VI

Index	Label and XPath	OCDS guidance
VI	Complementary information /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO
VI.3	Additional information /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/INFO_ADD	Map to the release’s description
VI.4	Procedures for review
VI.4.1	Review body /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY	Add a party, and add ‘reviewBody’ to its .roles
	Official name /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/OFFICIALNAME	Same as Official name above Map to the party’s .name and .identifier.legalName
	Postal address /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/ADDRESS	Same as Postal address above Map to the party’s .address.streetAddress
	Town /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/TOWN	Same as Town above Map to the party’s .address.locality
	Postal code /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/POSTAL_CODE	Same as Postal code above Map to the party’s .address.postalCode
	Country /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/COUNTRY	Same as Country above Take the country code in the VALUE attribute, translate to a country name, and map to the party’s .address.countryName There’s an open issue (#524) to add a .country field to the Address object, to avoid translation. Issue
	E-mail /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/E_MAIL	Same as E-mail above Map to the party’s .contactPoint.email
	Telephone /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/PHONE	Same as Telephone above Map to the party’s .contactPoint.telephone
	Internet address (URL) /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/URL	Same as Main address above Map to the party’s .details.url
	Fax /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_BODY/FAX	Same as Fax above Map to the party’s .contactPoint.faxNumber
VI.4.2	Body responsible for mediation procedures /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_MEDIATION_BODY	Add a party, and add ‘mediationBody’ to its .roles
	Official name	Same as Official name above Map to the party’s .name and .identifier.legalName
	Postal address	Same as Postal address above Map to the party’s .address.streetAddress
	Town	Same as Town above Map to the party’s .address.locality
	Postal code	Same as Postal code above Map to the party’s .address.postalCode
	Country	Same as Country above Take the country code in the VALUE attribute, translate to a country name, and map to the party’s .address.countryName There’s an open issue (#524) to add a .country field to the Address object, to avoid translation. Issue
	E-mail	Same as E-mail above Map to the party’s .contactPoint.email
	Telephone	Same as Telephone above Map to the party’s .contactPoint.telephone
	Internet address (URL)	Same as Internet address above Map to the party’s .details.url
	Fax	Same as Fax above Map to the party’s .contactPoint.faxNumber
VI.4.3	Review procedure
	Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/REVIEW_PROCEDURE	Map to tender.reviewDetails
VI.4.4	Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/ADDRESS_REVIEW_INFO	Add a party, and add ‘reviewContactPoint’ to its .roles
	Official name	Same as Official name above Map to the party’s .name and .identifier.legalName
	Postal address	Same as Postal address above Map to the party’s .address.streetAddress
	Town	Same as Town above Map to the party’s .address.locality
	Postal code	Same as Postal code above Map to the party’s .address.postalCode
	Country	Same as Country above Take the country code in the VALUE attribute, translate to a country name, and map to the party’s .address.countryName There’s an open issue (#524) to add a .country field to the Address object, to avoid translation. Issue
	E-mail	Same as E-mail above Map to the party’s .contactPoint.email
	Telephone	Same as Telephone above Map to the party’s .contactPoint.telephone
	Internet address (URL)	Same as Internet address above Map to the party’s .details.url
	Fax	Same as Fax above Map to the party’s .contactPoint.faxNumber
VI.5	Date of dispatch of this notice (dd/mm/yyyy) /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/DATE_DISPATCH_NOTICE	Map to date

Annex D1 – General procurement

Index	Label and XPath	OCDS guidance
	Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
	Directive 2014/24/EU (please select the relevant option and provide an explanation)
D1.1	Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE	For each of the following, add a Classification object to the tender.procurementMethodRationaleClassifications array. Set the classification’s .scheme to ‘TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL’, and set its .id and .description as follows
	No tenders or no suitable tenders / requests to participate in response to
	open procedure /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PROC_OPEN	Set .id to ‘D_PROC_OPEN’ and .description to ‘No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure’
	restricted procedure /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PROC_RESTRICTED	Set .id to ‘D_PROC_RESTRICTED’ and .description to ‘No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure’
	The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive (for supplies only) /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_MANUF_FOR_RESEARCH	Set .id to ‘D_MANUF_FOR_RESEARCH’ and .description to ‘The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive’
	The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason
	absence of competition for technical reasons /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_TECHNICAL	Set .id to ‘D_TECHNICAL’ and .description to ‘The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons’
	procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_ARTISTIC	Set .id to ‘D_ARTISTIC’ and .description to ‘The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance’
	protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_PROTECT_RIGHTS	Set .id to ‘D_PROTECT_RIGHTS’ and .description to ‘The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights’
	Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_EXTREME_URGENCY	Set .id to ‘D_EXTREME_URGENCY’ and .description to ‘Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive’
	Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_ADD_DELIVERIES_ORDERED	Set .id to ‘D_ADD_DELIVERIES_ORDERED’ and .description to ‘Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive’
	New works / services, constituting a repetition of existing works / services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_REPETITION_EXISTING	Set .id to ‘D_REPETITION_EXISTING’ and .description to ‘New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive’
	Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_CONTRACT_AWARDED_DESIGN_CONTEST	Set .id to ‘D_CONTRACT_AWARDED_DESIGN_CONTEST’ and .description to ‘Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest’
	Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_COMMODITY_MARKET	Set .id to ‘D_COMMODITY_MARKET’ and .description to ‘Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market’
	Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms
	from a supplier which is definitively winding up its business activities /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_FROM_WINDING_PROVIDER	Set .id to ‘D_FROM_WINDING_PROVIDER’ and .description to ‘Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms from a supplier which is definitively winding up its business activities’
	from the liquidator in an insolvency procedure, an arrangement with creditors or a similar procedure under national laws and regulations /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_ACCORDANCE_ARTICLE/D_FROM_LIQUIDATOR_CREDITOR	Set .id to ‘D_FROM_LIQUIDATOR_CREDITOR’ and .description to ‘Purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms from the liquidator in an insolvency procedure, an arrangement with creditors or a similar procedure under national laws and regulations’
D1.2	Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
	The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE	Set .id to ‘D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE’ and .description to ‘The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive’
D1.3	Explanation
	Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive (500 words maximum) /PROCEDURE/PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL/D_JUSTIFICATION	Map to tender.procurementMethodRationale