F08: Notice on a buyer profile

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Release model

Create an OCDS release and:

1. Add 'planning' to tag.

2. Set tender.status to 'planned'.

What's new

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

• Preamble

Other notes

The PDF form has radio buttons for the legal basis, which correspond to a single unlabeled XML element (/LEGAL_BASIS).

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 / entity /CONTRACTING_BODY
I.1	Name and addresses (please identify all contracting authorities/entities 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.3	Communication
	The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at (URL) /CONTRACTING_BODY/DOCUMENT_FULL	Discard. If no ParticipationFee object in the tender.participationFees array has a .type of ‘document’, then access is unrestricted.
	Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at (URL) /CONTRACTING_BODY/DOCUMENT_RESTRICTED	Add a ParticipationFee object to the tender.participationFees array, set its .type to ‘document’, and set its .id to ‘1’.
	Unlabeled /CONTRACTING_BODY/URL_DOCUMENT	Map to the party’s .contactPoint.url. If there is no URL scheme, prefix by ‘http://’.
	Additional information can be obtained from
	the abovementioned address /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_FURTHER_INFO_IDEM	Discard. Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address unless otherwised specified.
	another address (please provide another address) /CONTRACTING_BODY/ADDRESS_FURTHER_INFO	If only the contact person is different, get the Organization object for the buyer, add a ContactPoint object to its .additionalContactPoints array, and set its fields as above. Otherwise, add a party, add ‘processContactPoint’ to its .roles, and set its fields as above.
	Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at (URL) /CONTRACTING_BODY/URL_TOOL	Map to tender.communication.atypicalToolUrl
I.4	Type of the contracting authority (in the case of a notice published by a 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 (in the case of a notice published by a contracting authority) /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)
I.6	Main activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting entity) /CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY	Get the Organization object for the buyer, and add a Classification object to its .details.classifications array. Set the classification’s .scheme to ‘TED_CE_ACTIVITY’, and set its .id and/or .description as follows: (The codes are drawn from Directive 2014/25/EU)
	Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat /CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis PRODUCTION_TRANSPORT_DISTRIBUTION_GAS_HEAT	Set .id to ‘PRODUCTION_TRANSPORT_DISTRIBUTION_GAS_HEAT’ and .description to ‘Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat’ (Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point A)
	Railway services /CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis RAILWAY_SERVICES	Set .id to ‘RAILWAY_SERVICES’ and .description to ‘Railway services’ (Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point D)
	Electricity /CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis ELECTRICITY	Set .id to ‘ELECTRICITY’ and .description to ‘Electricity’ (Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point B)
	Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services /CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis URBAN_RAILWAY_TRAMWAY_TROLLEYBUS_BUS_SERVICES	Set .id to ‘URBAN_RAILWAY_TRAMWAY_TROLLEYBUS_BUS_SERVICES’ and .description to ‘Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services’ (Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point E)
	Extraction of gas and oil /CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis EXPLORATION_EXTRACTION_GAS_OIL	Set .id to ‘EXPLORATION_EXTRACTION_GAS_OIL’ and .description to ‘Extraction of gas and oil’ (Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point G)
	Port-related activities /CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis PORT_RELATED_ACTIVITIES	Set .id to ‘PORT_RELATED_ACTIVITIES’ and .description to ‘Port-related activities’ (Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point I)
	Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels /CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis EXPLORATION_EXTRACTION_COAL_OTHER_SOLID_FUEL	Set .id to ‘EXPLORATION_EXTRACTION_COAL_OTHER_SOLID_FUEL’ and .description to ‘Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels’ (Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point H)
	Airport-related activities /CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis AIRPORT_RELATED_ACTIVITIES	Set .id to ‘AIRPORT_RELATED_ACTIVITIES’ and .description to ‘Airport-related activities’ (Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point J)
	Water /CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis WATER	Set .id to ‘WATER’ and .description to ‘Water’ (Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point C)
	Postal services /CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_ACTIVITY/@VALUEis POSTAL_SERVICES	Set .id to ‘POSTAL_SERVICES’ and .description to ‘Postal services’ (Relates to 2014/25/EU Annex 3, point F)
	Other activity /CONTRACTING_BODY/CE_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.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.
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

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.5	Date of dispatch of this notice (dd/mm/yyyy) /COMPLEMENTARY_INFO/DATE_DISPATCH_NOTICE	Map to date