The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), a Georgia-based civil society organization, initiated the project Transparent Public Procurement Rating (TPPR) – Assessing Public Procurement Legislation and the Enforcement Process in the Eurasian Region in 2016 with funding from Open Society Institute Budapest Foundation (OSI) & Hivos. IDFI is currently implementing the project with its own resources and in cooperation with partner organizations from various regions.
The project and its website provide a common standard for assessing public procurement legislation in various countries, identifying problems, and laying the foundation for their reform and development.
In 2020, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) acknowledged TPPR as one of the main sources for monitoring good governance in public procurement and added IDFI with its platform of TPPR as a partner organization of OGP in the area of public procurement.
Originally focusing on Eastern Partnership countries, the TPPR network currently operates globally, with 42 countries being part of the project.
TPPR's global partners include the Open Contracting Partnership, a silo-busting collaboration across governments, businesses, civil society, and technologists to open up and transform government contracting worldwide. OCP brings open data and open government together to ensure public money is spent openly, fairly and effectively. It focuses on public contracts as they are the single biggest item of spending by most governments. OCP is an independent not-for-profit working in over 50 countries.
The project is being implemented by the following organizations:
Albania
Albanian Institute of Science (AIS) - Organization based in Tirana, Albania, which promotes scientific activity and applied research in Albania to solve socio-economic problems, increase transparency, and strengthen civic engagement.
Armenia
National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) – Organization based in Yerevan, Armenia, focusing on PFM (public procurement), economic and social policy research, and regional development issues. Activities and projects of NCPPR are spread around two main directions – watchdog and think-tank.
Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) - Organization based in Yerevan, Armenia, promoting the application of Freedom of Information Law, contributing to the transparency and openness of the Armenian government.
Azerbaijan
Transparency International (TI) – Organization based in Baku, Azerbaijan, working on raising public awareness, researching and identifying reasons and forms of corruption in Azerbaijan. TI Azerbaijan also renders legal aid to witnesses and victims of corruption and assists the Government in drafting policy and legislative acts.
Farhad Mehdiyev - Independent Expert
Belarus
Belarusian Institute for Public Administration Reform and Transformation BIPART – BIPART is a research project that aims to promote public administration reform in Belarus in accordance with modern principles and best practices.
Benin
Social Watch Benin - a citizen control based public action organization, which works towards promoting citizen participation, accountability, integrity and gender, in the development and implementation of public policies and the management of public finances (budget and public procurement ) in the Republic of Benin (West Africa). Social Watch Benin is a national chapter of Social Watch.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transparency International (TI) – Organization based in Banja Luka, BiH, working on raising public awareness, researching and identifying reasons and forms of corruption in Bosnia. TI BiH also renders legal aid to witnesses and victims of corruption and assists the Government in drafting policy and legislative acts.
Bolivia
Rafael Lopez Valverde – Independent Expert
Burundi
ABUCO-TI Burundi - organization promoting good governance in Burundi and fighting against corruption. The team of ABUCO-TI Burundi is composed of researchers, academics, members of religious and professional groups.
Colombia
Enciso Vanegas & Asociados – interdisciplinary consulting firm that provides advice at the highest level on a number of areas around good governance, transparency, corruption prevention, compliance and strategic consulting.
Costa Rica
Citizen Center Association for Open Society Studies (ACCESA) – Organization based in Costa Rica focused on developing research and innovative tools using information and communication technologies (ICT) to encourage active citizen participation, promote transparency, accountability, and access to information.
Côte d'Ivoire
Social Justice Organization based in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire aims to establish a fairer society by promoting transparency and combating corruption.
Czech Republic
Oživení – Organization based in Prague, Czech Republic striving to reduce the occurrence of corruption, conflict of interest, clientelism and other forms of abuse of public power for private gain. The organization provides victims of corruption with a comprehensive range of services including legal counseling.
Ecuador
Ciudadanía y Desarrollo – Organization based in Quito, Ecuador aims to promote and protect rule of law, democratic principles and individual freedoms and promote citizen participation, public oversight, transparency, open government and public innovation.
El Salvador
La Fundación Nacional para el Desarrollo (FUNDE) (TI El Salvador) - Organization based in San Salvador, which generates thought, analysis and development proposals and influences different socioeconomic actors and centers of power, to improve the living conditions of society, especially the poor and marginalized sectors.
Georgia
Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) – Organization based in Tbilisi, Georgia, which promotes human rights and good governance by raising civic awareness through sound informational reports, research and policy recommendations.
Guatemala
Acción Ciudadana (AC) - is a civil society organization that was created to promote conscious and committed citizenship and to promote transparency in public management.
Indonesia
Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) - promotes democratic and corruption-free governance with a just outlook on economy, social aspects, and gender.
Hungary
K-monitor – Organization based in Budapest, Hungary, striving against corruption and promoting transparency of public spending in the country. K-monitor manages open data websites, conducts research and advocates for reform both on the national and local levels.
Kazakhstan
Zertteu Research Institute – ZRI 's mission is to provide quality, relevant, interdisciplinary and critical research to enhance the capacity of partners and transform challenges into new opportunities.
Kenya
Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) - is a think-tank that provides a platform for informed discussions in order to influence public policy in Kenya.
Kosovo
Levizja FOL - based in Prishtina, Kosovo, Levizja FOL’s mission is to contribute to good governance and fighting corruption by promoting active citizenry, enhancing transparency and accountability of public institutions. Through policy research, advocacy, monitoring public institutions, conferences and training programs, FOL specialises on public expenditure and fighting various forms of corruption and institutional negligence.
Independent expert: Gresa Smolica
Kyrgyzstan
Forum on Official Development Assistance (FODA) – Organization based in Bishkek striving to improve the quality of life of the population of Kyrgyzstan through the implementation of activities aimed at improving the efficiency of official development assistance.
Lithuania
Transparency International (TI) – Organization based in Vilnius, Lithuania, promoting civic accountability and anti-corruption initiatives in Lithuania.
Malawi
Malawi Economic Justice Network - MEJN is a network of civil society organizations committed to championing people-centered and participatory economic governance for poverty reduction.
Mexico
Contraloría Ciudadana– Organization based in Mexico City, Mexico, working proactively towards the continuous improvement of public institutions, through the promotion of informed and responsible citizen participation. The organization is perceived within the Mexican society as the one promoting transparency and accountability of public and private institutions.
Moldova
Expert-Grup - Think-tank specialized in economic and public policy research. As an independent organization, Expert-Grup reflects the ideals of young intellectuals from Moldova, who set up the institution with the purpose of contributing to the country's development.
Mongolia
Public Procurement Partnership NGO - CSO based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, which works on researching issues related to public procurement law and practice.
Mozambique
Associação Academia e Estudos para o Desenvolvimento (AED)- Organization based in Matola, Mozambique, that promotes active movement around balanced socio-political and economic development issues, respect for human rights, better management of public resources and respect for the rule of law.
Paraguay
TEDIC - the organization promotes free culture of collective creation and defend digital rights, fosters spaces for interaction and exchange and developing collaborative tools with code and open design, supported by an alternative and innovative communication and advocacy work.
Papua New Guinea
TI Papua New Guinea - An organization based in Port Moresby that deals with anti-corruption and development issues.
Philippines
The Institute for Leadership, Empowerment, and Democracy (iLEAD) - is a non-profit think tank consultancy that focuses on strategic policy work to strengthen democratic institutions, in areas such as fiscal astuteness, empowerment and protection of civic spaces.
Poland
ePaństwo Foundation – Organization based in Poland, which aims to develop open government and civic engagement. Organization uses the power of Internet and new technologies to open public data and to make it available to citizens
Romania
Expert Forum (EFOR) - Bucharest based think tank, set up by four well-known experts in public policy and public governance reform. The main sectors covered by the organization are: administration reform and public sector integrity; decentralization, regional development, public finance; justice and anticorruption reform; social policy and pensions; energy and transport; healthcare.
Senegal
The Citizen Forum – Civil society association operating in Senegal, the main aim of which is to fight against corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity in the process of state resource management and governance.
Slovakia
Transparency International (TI) - Organization based in Bratislava, Slovakia, working on raising public awareness, researching and identifying reasons and forms of corruption in Slovakia. TI Slovakia also renders legal aid to witnesses and victims of corruption and assists the Government in drafting policy and legislative acts.
Tajikistan
Parvina Ibodova - Independent Expert on Public Procurement and Public Finances.
Tanzania
Wajibu - Institute of Public Accountability is an established institution, founded with the purpose of fostering an environment that supports and promotes public accountability in Tanzania.
Togo
ANCE Togo (TI Togo) - Organization based in Lomé, working on anti-corruption and development issues.
Uganda
Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) - pan-African NGO and resource centre that promotes the right of access to information through comparative research, coordinating regional advocacy, facilitating information-sharing and capacity building.
Ukraine
Transparency International (TI) - Organization based in Kiev, Ukraine, working on raising public awareness, researching and identifying reasons and forms of corruption in Ukraine. TI Ukraine also renders legal aid to witnesses and victims of corruption and assists the Government in drafting policy and legislative acts.
Venezuela
Despacho de Abogados Gil & Rosas - a Law Firm specialized in Public Law with Public Procurement Law as its strength. Combined 20 years of experience in Public Procurement and Professors in Postgraduate Studies and Executive Education in Public Procurement.
Zimbabwe
SymaconSolutions - Organization based in Harare, Zimbabwe, working on organisation development and project management solutions, systems development and capacity building in governance, finance and human resources management among other directions.