2/2  Earlier procurement planning. Simpler routes into contracts. Better supplier engagement. Connected award + payment data and public dashboards. Through Lift, OCP supported Boston on its strategy, KPIs, dashboards & forecasting. The full story: www.open-contracting.org/2026/09/28/f...

Black-owned businesses in Boston were winning roughly $12 for every $100 in contracts, a 2020 disparity study found. Since 2019, contract value to certified M/WBE firms has grown 165%, reaching $237.5m, the 1st time Boston has crossed $200m two years running. www.open-contracting.org/2026/09/28/f...

If you run a small business, finding a government contract worth bidding for can be a job in itself. Paraguay is using machine learning trained on 200,000+ past procurement awards to help flag opportunities that are more likely to suit MSMEs. Read more: www.open-contracting.org/2026/09/10/u...

📬 As Sept gets underway, here’s some useful procurement reading. Our latest newsletter looks at Europe’s procurement data plans, e-procurement reform in Africa, practical AI guidance and more Get the next issue in your inbox: open-contracting.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Heading to the ADB Business Opportunities Fair in Manila? Join OCP for four practical sessions on winning & delivering contracts, value for money in infrastructure, using data to spot corruption risks, & procurement that delivers better outcomes. 📅 21–24 Sept www.open-contracting.org/events/open-...

🇩🇴 El Sistema de Alerta Temprana en República Dominicana utiliza 21 indicadores o "banderas rojas" para monitorear en tiempo real 300 procesos de compra diarios. Conoce más en nuestra página web www.open-contracting.org/es/

🏙️ 1 wk left for US cities to join our next #WhatWorksCities procurement sprint. Got a procurement challenge that needs attention? Get 12 wks of hands-on support to use procurement data better & strengthen vendor engagement. 📅 Sept 11: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📣 Opportunities — from our Board to our Asia team 🌍Governing Board by 27 Sept www.prospect-us-site.co.uk/open-contrac... 🇮🇳India Regional Lead open-contracting-partnership.breezy.hr/p/5ae6a7fd49ff 📍State Leads: Assam, Himachal Pradesh + Odisha open-contracting-partnership.breezy.hr/p/b8e0113e6939

💻 What makes e-procurement work? That was the focus in Lusaka, where procurement & technical leads from 12 African countries shared lessons on supplier access, better data & making digital reforms stick. Read the wrap-up & resulting communiqué.👇 www.open-contracting.org/2026/07/22/b...

🌍 Great organizations need great boards. We’re looking for new people to join OCP’s Governing Board and bring fresh perspectives, experience and challenge to our work on better public procurement. 🔗 Apply by 27 Sept www.prospect-us-site.co.uk/open-contrac... #AsiaPacific #Governance #Board

🏙️ What could your city do with better procurement data and better relationships with suppliers? US cities can join our next 12-week What Works Cities sprint for practical support on procurement data, vendor engagement and improving contracting. 📅 Register by 11 Sept: forms.gle/wMCVo5JA9WZP...

E-procurement is not just about putting a system online. Leaders & technical experts from 12 African countries share reforms need to succeed: user-focused design, strong change management, better data & a commitment to openness. Watch their tips👇https://youtube.com/shorts/mMfzFyX5nqc?feature=share

Tips for implementing e-procurement reform

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The leaked EU procurement draft is not just about “Buy European”. The bigger opportunity is a real data backbone for public procurement. Our take: make data useful, invest in adoption and default to transparency. www.open-contracting.org/2026/08/03/a... #PublicProcurement #OpenData #EU

We’re hiring. We are looking for a Senior Data Support Manager for Asia to help partners use procurement data to improve public procurement outcomes. A great role for someone interested in open data, governance and practical reform. ⏱️1 Sept open-contracting-partnership.breezy.hr/p/a78abec927...

En Colombia logramos reducir en un 30% la probabilidad de que los donantes de campaña recibieran contratos públicos mediante una estrategia de supervisión innovadora. Descubre cómo lo hicimos en el blog ⬇️🔗

¿Donar para contratar? Rompiendo el ciclo de la captura de Estado en la financiación electoral - Open Contracting Partnership

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South Africa's Public Procurement Act is a serious reform step. Our submission to National Treasury identifies four gaps worth closing: a central platform deadline, mandatory use, priority data fields and an explicit open data commitment. www.open-contracting.org/2026/07/22/s... #OpenData

For public health buyers, comparing medicine prices should be straightforward. In Brazil, Medicamentos Transparentes uses AI and open procurement data to identify medicine purchases & make prices easier to compare. A practical AI use case from @apolitical.bsky.social: apolitical.co/en/navigator...

Publishing tenders is not enough. Small businesses also need to hear about opportunities early, understand the requirements, register & access finance to deliver once they win. New blog on what it takes to turn open data into open markets, www.open-contracting.org/2026/07/22/b... #OpenContracting

12,900 public investment projects are moving through DREAM, Ukraine's digital ecosystem for public investment. DREAM AI Assistant is built to help officials navigate complex rules faster & prepare stronger projects. AI built on open data & human oversight. www.open-contracting.org/2026/07/22/f...

Extreme heat is a planning, data & spending problem. In India, we & @civic-data-lab.bsky.social are using open data to map heat risk & track where disaster spending is going across Assam & Odisha, helping governments target resources before the crisis hits. www.open-contracting.org/2026/07/20/t...

What separates useful AI in procurement from another shiny experiment? A clear problem to solve. Our latest blog looks at 4 practical use cases: better data, automation, oversight & market intelligence, & why impact depends on implementation. www.open-contracting.org/2026/07/09/a... #Opendata #AI

Can AI tell whether a tender is actually green? Green Cure tested whether AI could identify green criteria in real procurement documents, starting with furniture. The lesson: AI can help, but it needs clear criteria, good data and human review. apolitical.co/en/navigator... #GreenProcurement #AI

Nearly £10bn wasted. A VIP Lane that embedded unfairness. Frontline workers left exposed. The Covid Inquiry has laid bare the cost of failed PPE procurement. We join @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org in calling for reform before the next crisis. See statement: www.open-contracting.org/news/covid-1...

Tomorrow, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry reports on pandemic procurement. The PPE scandal showed what happens when emergency buying lacks transparency, usable data & clear accountability. See explainer, w/ our ED Gavin Hayman also co-chair of @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlf0...

Behind the Masks: The COVID PPE Scandal Explained

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AI will not fix public procurement by itself. But with the right data, clear criteria & human review, it can help with real use cases: greener tenders, medicine price comparisons, public investment data & buying AI responsibly. 5 case studies in @apolitical.bsky.social apolitical.co/en/navigator...

1/ Three days in Lusaka. A lot of honest conversation about what it actually takes to make digital procurement work, not in theory, but in practice. Last week, we co-hosted a regional workshop with UNODC, @openownership.bsky.social and Zambia Public Procurement Authority.

🎧🎙️Nuestro Director para Latam, Óscar Hernández, participó en el podcast The Leading Edge, donde desglosó cómo podemos pasar de la "cultura del cumplimiento" a una contratación basada en resultados (OBC) que realmente cambie vidas.  🔗Escucha la entrevista https://f.mtr.cool/wlfhqyyvjt

Publishing open procurement data is a policy commitment. Making it useful is a technical skill. Day 3 in Lusaka: e-procurement managers from Africa mapping fields, checking quality, connecting the data across the full procurement cycle. Learn more: www.open-contracting.org/resources/us... #OCDS

What would it actually take to make digital procurement work at home, not in theory, but in practice? That question brought procurement heads and anti-corruption authorities from 12 African countries to Lusaka this week. Honest room. No pretending the hard parts are easy. 🧵1/2 @unodc.bsky.social

We are in Lusaka. This week, procurement officials, e-GP teams and anti-corruption experts are working through what it takes to make digital procurement open, useful and corruption-resistant. Follow along. #OpenContracting #eProcurement #Africa @unodc.bsky.social @openownership.bsky.social