Changelog

0.0.8 (2025-11-22)

Added

• Add [output] section with info_currency_mismatches option to lower the log level of currency mismatches from WARN to INFO.

0.0.7 (2025-06-20)

Added

• ocdscardinal Python package.

0.0.6 (2024-08-23)

Added

• prepare command:

  • Add party_roles configuration to [defaults] section.

  • Add [redactions] section. Warn about zero-value bids.

  • Add [corrections] section.

  • Add [modifications] section.

  • Normalize /bids/details[]/tenderers and /awards/suppliers to arrays.

• indicators command:

  • R003: (Short submission period).

  • R018: (Single bid received).

  • R028: (Identical bid prices).

  • R030: (Late bid won).

  • R048: (Heterogeneous supplier).

  • R058: (Heavily discounted bid).

  • Add no_price_comparison_procurement_methods configuration.

  • Add price_comparison_procurement_methods configuration.

  • Add [exclusions] section.

Changed

• prepare command:

  • Warn about invalid default statuses.

  • Use snake case ([codelists.bid_status]) in the settings file, instead of a mix of snake case and camel case ([codelists.BidStatus]).

  • Normalize /awards[]/id and /contracts[]/awardID to strings.

• indicators command:

  • R024: Flag the winner and second-lowest bidder. Add --map key.

  • R035: Flag the winner. Add --map key.

  • Add global exclusion for cancelled /tender/status.

Fixed

• indicators command:

  • If the first quartile, third quartile and interquartile range are 0, skip the indicator to not flag 75% of cases.

  • R024: Use the lowest bid submitted by the winner as the winning bid.

  • R036: Exclude contracting processes in which no valid bid has an amount.

0.0.5 (2023-06-14)

Added

• init command:

  • Add --force (-f) option to overwrite an existing file.

• indicators command:

  • Add --map option to include the Maps key.

  • Add --no-meta option to omit the Meta key.

  • R038: Add minimum_submitted_bids and minimum_contracting_processes configurations.

Changed

• Prefix an error about an unknown property in the settings file with the path at which it occurred.

• init command:

  • Add currency property to default file.

• prepare command:

  • Improve write performance.

• indicators command:

  • Add Meta key to assist interpretation of results.

  • The --count option writes to standard error instead of standard output, to not mix outputs.

  • All threshold and percentile configurations are consistently interpreted as inclusive.

0.0.4 (2023-05-30)

Changed

• prepare command:

  • Add --output (-o) and --errors (-e) options, instead of using shell redirection.

  • Fill in /awards[]/items[]/classification/scheme with item_classification_scheme.

0.0.3 (2023-05-29)

Added

• init command.

• prepare command.

  • [defaults] section.

  • [codelists.*] sections.

• indicators command:

  • R025 (Excessive unsuccessful bids).

  • R036 (Lowest bid disqualified).

  • R038 (Excessive disqualified bids).

• Expand documentation.

Changed

• Error on unknown configurations in the settings file.

• indicators command:

  • Enable indicators in the settings file.

  • Rename indicators from NF### to R###.

  • Remove “OCID” from output if no OCIDs reported.

  • Split indicators into trait objects.

  • Preserve top-level key order in the JSON output.

• coverage command:

  • Preserve JSON path key order in the JSON output.

Fixed

• Commands no longer error on SIGPIPE signal.

0.0.2 (2023-02-13)

Added

• indicators command:

  • R035 (All except winning bid disqualified).

  • Add --settings SETTINGS option for the settings file.

  • Add documentation.

0.0.1 (2023-02-13)

First release, including:

• R024 (Price close to winning bid).