Reference record · International standards

International standards on transparent public procurement

United Nations, OECD and World Bank

The international principles used to assess transparency, competition, oversight and access to effective review in public procurement. They provide context; they do not decide the legality of Trinidad and Tobago's Bill.

Document of record · United Nations Convention against Corruption

Key extracts & findings

UNCAC · Article 9

Transparency, competition and effective review

Article 9 calls for procurement systems based on transparency, competition and objective criteria, including an effective system of domestic review and appeal to provide legal recourse and remedies when procurement rules are not followed.

OECD · 2015 Recommendation

Oversight, complaint mechanisms and justified exceptions

The OECD recommendation links procurement integrity to oversight and control, fair and timely complaint handling, and transparent rules governing exceptions to competitive tendering.

World Bank · Procurement Regulations

A meaningful pause before contract award

The World Bank framework uses a standstill period to give bidders time to review an intended award, seek a debriefing and submit a procurement-related complaint before the contract is concluded.

Extracts are summarised from the document of record, which is linked above. Where a passage is disputed, this newsroom will publish the correction alongside the extract.