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From Aspiration to Action: Experts Call for Rapid Implementation Plans for New Anti-Corruption Strategy — UK Anti-Corruption Coalition Monday 8 December 2025 — The UK Anti-Corruption Coalition welcomes the publication of the government strategy to tackle corruption, over 1000 days since the expiry of the previous strategy.  Wi...

Great to see UK wide Anti-Corruption Strategy released today.

@ukanticorruptioncoalition.org: "After almost 3 years without a strategy, these commitments must turn into real impact – fast. We need bold, rapid action that the public can see & feel"💪
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Very excited about this...

Help with #procurement of #AI was the No. 1 request from our global community, so we spoke to 50+ experts & frontline practioners to bring you the best advice, case studies & templates in one handy package 🤖👇

Out now! Our new resource on #BuyingAI offers practical guidance and hands-on tips to get the best results from your AI procurement. buyingai.open-contracting.org #BuyingAI #publicprocurement #innovativeprocurement

'Labour promised to clean up Tory sleaze. That starts with mispent Covid contracts' - LabourList This government came to power on a promise to restore trust in politics. That promise cannot be fulfilled unless it takes on the Covid clawback fight in full.

🚨 Current estimates of misspent Covid PPE waste total at around £10bn.

🗣️ "UK taxpayers have every right to feel robbed... If Labour wants to prove it stands with them, it must pull every legal, administrative and political lever to get that money back."

⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

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'Labour promised to clean up Tory sleaze. That starts with mispent Covid contracts' - LabourList This government came to power on a promise to restore trust in politics. That promise cannot be fulfilled unless it takes on the Covid clawback fight in full.

Labour promised to clean up Tory sleaze. That starts with mispent Covid contracts:

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The #PPEMedpro case cannot be where the #CovidClawback ends. It must be where it begins💪@ukanticorruptioncoalition.org @transparencyuk.bsky.social @spotlightcorruption.org

At #OGPSpain, OGP CSO Co-Chair Stephanie Muchai on what she'd say to a taxi driver on why #opengov matters.

"The roads are your office. You have to take care of them. #Opencontracting & better procurement can fix those roads using data to monitor corruption & flag what was done and what wasn't."

How a spending scandal catalyzed an open contracting renaissance in the Philippines - Open Contracting Partnership For those accustomed to icy or hostile exchanges between public officials and outspoken members of…

How a spending scandal catalyzed an #opencontracting renaissance in the Philippines: Our latest story speaks to the drivers behind the reform, WeSolve & the PS-DBM, bringing 🔎 transparency at a critical time for the country.

www.open-contracting.org/2025/10/06/h... #OGPSummit

A great result (& great headlines 👇) on #PPEMedpro but just the first step.

1️⃣ Will the government claw the money back & hold directors accountable?

2️⃣ Will this be the start of a wider push, not the end? We need 10–12 more cases like this to recover the estimated £1.5bn lost on substandard PPE.

The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money review – a devastating picture of the biggest spending scandal ever This rigorous look at the Tories’ ‘VIP lane’ for PPE suppliers during Covid raises questions about the motivations of those involved – ones that are almost too disgusting to contemplate

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Guardian

“The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money review – a devastating picture of the biggest spending scandal ever”

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📺 "It is probably the biggest misspending scandal in the UK of all time."

A ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review from The Guardian for last night's The Covid Contracts documentary featuring commentary and analysis from our Chief Executive, @danieljbruce.bsky.social.

Now available on ITVX ⤵️
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🤯🤯🤯 www.itv.com/watch/the-co...

🍿 This Sunday: UK's Covid PPE contracts scandal exposed on
@itvx.com 🍿

🔍It will expose the UK's billion-pound PPE procurement scandal using hundreds of secret documents, emails & records.

✂️ Did our @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org contributions make the cut?

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Woah, it's hot in Paris today for the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social's #PublicProcurement Forum 2025 ☀️

I will be discussing public trust: it's hard to win & easy to lose, so I will be sharing 5 strategies to improve it (or win it back) in procurement.

I'll share them here once I've spoken 😉

UK Procurement Act implementation: what do the first three months of data tell us? - Open Contracting Partnership We take a first look at the new UK procurement data now coming from 2023’s…

What do the first 3 months of new & improved UK public procurement data tell us? Gavin & Camila get into all the #datageek details in our readout!

🧵We found 👇
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UK Procurement Act implementation: what do the first three months of data tell us? - Open Contracting Partnership We take a first look at the new UK procurement data now coming from 2023’s…

So we share recommendations on:
1. Enhancing data quality & accessibility
2. Embedding business intelligence dashboards & indicators into the new central digital platform to track competition, value & social impact.

www.open-contracting.org/2025/06/23/u...

We found:

1. The new data regime is a major improvement, with new notices across the procurement cycle, new data fields & better identifiers.
2. Growing use of pre-market engagement & the new competitive flexible procedure.
3. Now we need to turn data into impact🎯

UK Procurement Act implementation: what do the first three months of data tell us? - Open Contracting Partnership We take a first look at the new UK procurement data now coming from 2023’s…

The new UK Procurement Act went live on 24 Feb 2025.

What do the first three months of data tell us? 🧐

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#ProcurementAct #opencontracting

#Publicprocurement data is the most widely available cluster of data in the 2025 #TheGDB @databarometer.bsky.social

In Africa, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa & Rwanda show what's possible. Read why in our analysis of data fields, coverage & legislation www.open-contracting.org/2025/06/11/i...

Insights from #TheGDB Global Data Barometer @databarometer.bsky.social: The state #publicprocurement data in Africa, #LatAm & the Caribbean: from planning to implementation & supplier identifiers to contract values.

Our analysis by @lamilamila.bsky.social www.open-contracting.org/2025/06/11/i...

Our Annual Report 2024: Local partnerships for global impact - Open Contracting Partnership In our 2024 Annual Report, we share how we put people at the center of our work and impact, to achieve our bold target to help one billion people to live in more equitable, prosperous and sustainable ...

🆕 Our work impacted over 15 million people and $9 billion in public spending in 2024. Check out our latest Annual Report for more on the achievements of @opencontracting.bsky.social and our local partners worldwide: www.open-contracting.org/annual-repor...

How Public Procurement Reform Can Drive the Fight Against Corruption (Part 1) According to the OECD, “public procurement is the government activity most vulnerable to waste, mismanagement and corruption,” and over “half of foreign bribery cases occurred to obtain a public procu...

✅ Focus on value and outcomes from contracts, not just costs;
✅ Proactively engage small businesses & 'unusual suspects': "you have to go to them, don’t wait for them to come to you"

Check in out 👇

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#AntiCorruption #OpenContracting #PublicProcurement

✅ Embrace digital tools;
✅ Keep politicians out of procurement decisions;
✅ Use simple, fair & transparent rules;
✅ Invest in a strong civil service & avoid “infantilizing” government by outsourcing everything;

How Public Procurement Reform Can Drive the Fight Against Corruption (Part 1) According to the OECD, “public procurement is the government activity most vulnerable to waste, mismanagement and corruption,” and over “half of foreign bribery cases occurred to obtain a public procu...

@georgneu.bsky.social & I had a great conversation with the team at Bribery Matters.

We took stock of global progress on improving public procurement & shared six lessons from real-world success stories 🧵

www.briberymatters.com/post/how-pub...

As we welcome our new International Advisory Board, we deeply thank our Steering Group who have supported and steered our work during the past years.

Thank you to Gavin Hayman @opengavin.bsky.social, Executive Director of the Open Contracting Partnership, outgoing Chair of our Steering Group.

Wild camping on Dartmoor is legal, supreme court rules Case came to supreme court after court of appeal determined the term ‘open-air recreation’ included camping

Victory for wild camping at the Supreme Court!

The verdict is a relief– but Dartmoor remains the *only* place in England & Wales where the public has a right to wild camp

Labour must now pass a new right to roam act to defend & extend the public’s access rights

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Senior Manager for Asia at Open Contracting Partnership Role: Senior Manager for Asia Location: South Asia, East Asia or Southeast Asia Salary: Commensurate with reputation, experience, and location Background Asia Pacific stands out for its diversity of...

📢📢📢 Great job alert. Come join our fabulous team at
@open-contracting.org as our senior manager in Asia.

Lots of fantastic projects to work on inc in India, Indonesia, Philippines & Thailand. Apply below 👇

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We're particularly proud of this #opencontracting project, developed through our #Lift impact accelerator, as it brought together a coalition of civil society actors and government to improve access to a critical public service.

Now live: Check out @trbrasil.bsky.social's Medicamentos Transparentes, a new platform to research and compare medicine prices in 🇧🇷 medicamentos.transparencia.org.br #opencontracting

Such a honour to represent our awesome
@open-contracting.org & DREAM team in #Ukraine. Thanks so much @worldcc.bsky.social for recognising the transformational nature of DREAM to deliver #Infrastructure, #publicinvestment & the country's reconstruction 🏆