Party role
What an organization does in a procurement process, following OCDS. One organization can hold several roles in one process. That's why roles belong to the party, not to wherever it shows up.
Part of the Procurement and contracts profile, used by Party.
Terms
| Code | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
buyer |
Buyer | The organization whose budget pays. |
procuringEntity |
Procuring entity | The organization running the process. Not always the same as the buyer. |
tenderer |
Tenderer | Submitted a bid. Publishing every tenderer, not just the winner, is what lets people check that a competition was fair. |
supplier |
Supplier | Won a contract. |
payer |
Payer | Paid money in the process. |
payee |
Payee | Received money in the process. |
funder |
Funder | Provided the money, often a different level of government or a donor. |
reviewBody |
Review body | Handles complaints and challenges to the process. |