Advocacy - Open Contracting Partnership

Advocating for open contracting:
How to make the case for more sustainable, equitable, transparent public procurement

As governments around the world come under pressure to deliver more with the same or fewer resources in a fragmented world, public procurement has become more critical than ever to everything from supply chain security to climate and development finance to acquiring AI and other advanced technologies.

The number one ask for help from our community, especially civil society, is to help you make the case for change and convert interest in better procurement into lasting, sustainable institutional change.

Read the blog introducing our advocacy offer

Our advocacy support offer seeks to help you do exactly that in three ways:

Training

You’ve told us that your training needs can vary by context and campaign in question, so we’ve put together a graded model of training support to address the needs of organizations that are new to advocacy and those who are more experienced but need extra inspiration and creativity when trying to get around a particularly difficult challenge.

Advocacy toolkit

We’ve created a comprehensive advocacy toolkit that includes step-by-step guidance to walk you through the development of an advocacy strategy and implementation plan, with templates, discussion guides, ready-made briefing and evidence materials, and FAQs to common sticking points.