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Authority library

Policy, standards, and interoperability record

Each record preserves the issuing authority, jurisdiction, instrument or authority type, legal or operating status, version and application dates, affected audience, workflow mapping, source link, and interpretation boundary.

Voluntary global use unless incorporated by policy, contract, or another obligation · International guidance standard

ISO 20400 sustainable procurement

ISO 20400 provides guidance for integrating sustainability into procurement policy, strategy, governance, process, and supplier relationships.

Published and currentInternational Organization for Standardization

Voluntary global use unless incorporated by policy, contract, or another obligation · International consensus standard

ISO 44001 collaborative relationships

ISO 44001 specifies a framework for identifying, developing, managing, and exiting collaborative business relationships within and between organizations.

Published and current; ISO reports a revision projectInternational Organization for Standardization

Global professional practice framework · Professional body

CIPS Global Standard

The CIPS Global Standard describes procurement and supply professional knowledge and capability across career and operating levels.

Current publicationChartered Institute of Procurement & Supply

EU Member States through national transposition and stated scope · European Union legislature

EU Public Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU

Directive 2014/24/EU establishes rules and procedures for covered public procurements, including electronic communication, notices, selection, award, and contract governance.

In force as amendedEuropean Parliament and Council of the European Union

Covered contracting authorities and procurements in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and reserved matters, subject to the statutory scheme · National government

UK Procurement Act 2023

The Procurement Act 2023 reorganizes the UK public-procurement regime and introduces notices, transparency, procedures, supplier-information, contract-management, and reporting requirements across the commercial lifecycle.

In forceUK Government

Covered U.S. federal executive-agency acquisitions using negotiated procedures, subject to FAR scope and agency supplements · United States federal acquisition authority

FAR Part 15

FAR Part 15 addresses negotiated acquisition planning, solicitation, proposal evaluation, exchanges, source selection, and related records for covered federal procurements.

Current regulationU.S. Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council system

A global legislative model; legal effect depends on national enactment · United Nations body

UNCITRAL Model Law on Public Procurement

The UNCITRAL Model Law provides procedures and principles intended to support value for money, objectivity, fairness, participation, competition, integrity, and transparency in public procurement.

Adopted model lawUnited Nations Commission on International Trade Law

Global guidance for enterprises and policy systems · International organization

OECD responsible-business due-diligence guidance

The OECD guidance describes a risk-based due-diligence framework for responsible business conduct across operations, supply chains, and business relationships.

Current guidanceOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

U.S. federal and voluntary private-sector use, with applicability depending on policy and contract · U.S. government standards and guidance body

NIST SP 800-161r1 supply-chain risk guidance

NIST SP 800-161r1 provides practices for identifying, assessing, and responding to cybersecurity risks across system and technology supply chains.

Final publicationU.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

Peppol network participants and jurisdictions that adopt or require compatible electronic invoicing · Interoperability network and specification authority

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0

Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 defines semantic and technical rules for interoperable electronic invoices and credit notes exchanged through the Peppol environment.

Current maintained specificationOpenPeppol

EU Member States through national implementation for covered public-procurement invoices · European Union legislature

EU e-invoicing Directive 2014/55/EU

Directive 2014/55/EU establishes a European standard approach for electronic invoicing in public procurement and acceptance of covered compliant invoices.

In forceEuropean Parliament and Council of the European Union

Voluntary global publication and implementation · Open data standards organization

Open Contracting Data Standard

OCDS defines a common data model for publishing data and documents across planning, tender, award, contract, and implementation stages of public contracting.

Current 1.1.5 documentationOpen Contracting Partnership

How to read the library

Binding requirements, official guidance, technical standards, implementation guides, program rules, and authority data are not interchangeable. Each page names the source class and states what it can and cannot establish about an organization or product.