From 76c6c909985c19be1a7fbac8f82b90109954792c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James McKinney <26463+jpmckinney@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:42:39 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] release-schema: Use "future contracting process" --- README.md | 4 ++-- release-schema.json | 2 +- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0527118..5f38411 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ # Budget Breakdown -OCDS' `planning.budget` object can be used to describe the budget from which funds are drawn. It includes a single `budget.amount` field to capture the total value of the budget for the contracting process. +OCDS' `planning.budget` object can be used to describe the budget from which funds are drawn. It includes a single `budget.amount` field to capture the total value of the budget for a future contracting process. This extension provides a way to describe the budget in greater detail, including multi-year budgets or budgets sourced from multiple organizations. In the case of PPPs, budgets may be sourced from the private sector or from multi-lateral development banks. @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Disclosing structured data on multi-source budgets allows users to understand ho ## Guidance -In the core `planning.budget` block, `budget.amount` should be used to capture the total value of the budget for the contracting process. +In the core `planning.budget` block, `budget.amount` should be used to capture the total value of the budget for a future contracting process. Where `budget.budgetBreakdown` is used to express a multi-source budget but the organization details are not known for one or more parts of the budget, for example in a PPP where part of the budget will be provided by the successful private sector bidder, the `sourceParty.name` field should be used to provide a free text explanation of the source of the budget, e.g. "Private sector investment from successful bidder". diff --git a/release-schema.json b/release-schema.json index 74f3fa9..4804654 100644 --- a/release-schema.json +++ b/release-schema.json @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ }, "amount": { "title": "Amount", - "description": "The value of the budget line item. A positive amount means the source organization funds the contracting process. A negative amount means the contracting process pays the source organization.", + "description": "The value of the budget line item. A positive amount means the source organization funds a future contracting process. A negative amount means a future contracting process pays the source organization.", "$ref": "#/definitions/Value" }, "uri": {