Tender

Schema

title:

string, multilingual

The name of the tender, displayed in listings. You can include following items:

  • an contain tender code (in procuring organization management system)
  • periodicity of the tender (annual, quarterly, etc.)
  • item being procured
  • some other info
description:

string, multilingual

Detailed description of tender

tenderID:

string, autogenerated, read-only

the tender identifier to refer tender to in “paper” documentation.

OpenContracting Description: TenderID should always be the same as the OCID. It is included to make the flattened data structure more convenient.

procuringEntity:
 

Organization

Organization conducting the tender.

OpenContracting Description: The entity managing the procurement, which may be different from the buyer who is paying / using the items being procured.

value:

Value

Total available tender budget. Bids greater then value will be rejected

OpenContracting Description: The total estimated value of the procurement.

items:

list of Item objects

List containing single item being procured.

OpenContracting Description: The goods and services to be purchased, broken into line items wherever possible. Items should not be duplicated, but a quantity of 2 specified instead.

documents:

List of Document objects

OpenContracting Description: All documents and attachments related to the tender.

deliveryDate:

Period

The expected delivery dates for a tendered goods or services.

questions:

List of Question objects

Questions to procuringEntity and answers to them.

complaints:

List of Complaint objects

Complaints to tender conditions and their resolutions.

bids:

List of Bid objects

A list of all bids placed in the tender altogether with information about tenderers and their proposal and other qualification documentation.

OpenContracting Description: A list of all the companies who entered submissions for the tender.

minimalStep:

Value

The minimal step of auction (reduction).

awards:

List of Award objects

All qualifications (disqualifications and awards).

enquiryPeriod:

Period

Period when questions are allowed.

OpenContracting Description: The period during which enquiries may be made and will be answered.

tenderPeriod:

Period

Period when bids can be submitted.

OpenContracting Description: The period when the tender is open for submissions. The end date is the closing date for tender submissions.

auctionPeriod:

Period, read-only

Period when Auction is conducted.

awardPeriod:

Period, read-only

Period that Awarding process took.

OpenContracting Description: The date or period on which an award is anticipated to be made.

status:

‘enquiries’, ‘tendering’, ‘auction’, ‘qualification’, ‘awarded’, ‘contract-signed’, ‘paused’

Status of the Tender.

revisions:

List of Revision objects, autogenerated

Historical changes to Tender object properties.