{
  "@context": "https://schema.govfresh.com/v1/context.jsonld",
  "@id": "https://schema.govfresh.com/v1/ProcurementMethod",
  "@type": "DefinedTermSet",
  "name": "Procurement method",
  "description": "How bids were invited, following OCDS. This field makes non-competitive awards visible. Publishing it is what lets anyone ask how much government spending was never put out to competition - a question no number of published contracts can answer on its own.",
  "hasDefinedTerm": [
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:procmethod/open",
      "termCode": "open",
      "name": "Open",
      "description": "Any interested supplier can bid."
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:procmethod/selective",
      "termCode": "selective",
      "name": "Selective",
      "description": "Only pre-qualified suppliers can bid."
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:procmethod/limited",
      "termCode": "limited",
      "name": "Limited",
      "description": "A small number of suppliers are invited directly."
    },
    {
      "@type": "DefinedTerm",
      "@id": "gs:procmethod/direct",
      "termCode": "direct",
      "name": "Direct",
      "description": "Given to one supplier with no competition. Always publish procurementMethodRationale alongside this — a sole-source award with no stated reason is the most common finding in procurement audits."
    }
  ]
}