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Buyer verification checklist
SOURCE-CHECKED METHODS · 14 OCT 2026
Latest sourcing guides
Historical procurement examples and practical data methods. Past notices are not open invitations, and data records are not supplier or contract approval.
UNICEF’s Kosovo media-monitoring RFQ: make service evidence deliverable-specific
A past named UNICEF service request illustrates evidence coverage and pricing alignment without inventing proposals or implying an open tender.
Read the complete guide →A UNICEF furniture RFQ shows why a lot matrix needs a notice-version log
Use the dated Montenegro notice history to distinguish version control from a lot-level evidence response; all listed deadlines are past.
Read the complete guide →OSCE Kosovo event-service procurement: distinguish accommodation, venue and catering evidence
A past bundled service request shows why an attractive venue description cannot answer every event-service requirement.
Read the complete guide →Joining procurement records: preserve the complete OCDS process identifier
A procurement research file needs the publisher namespace, not just a familiar local contract number.
Read the complete guide →The ICAT website RFP: distinguish discovery outputs from a fixed page-template inventory
A historical buyer answer locates the template inventory in discovery, making assumptions visible before comparison.
Read the complete guide →Searching TED by geography: distinguish the buyer’s country from the place of performance
A geographic procurement search needs to state whether it targets buyer location or delivery and service location.
Read the complete guide →TED Search API research: retain the query and original notice before building a reuse dataset
The official API can support notice reuse, but a downloaded record still needs its original context and research scope.
Read the complete guide →CanadaBuys open-data timing: distinguish a missing feed record from a missing procurement notice
Official supporting documentation explains why different publication routes can appear in open data at different times.
Read the complete guide →OCDS supplier identifiers: keep the register scheme with the organisation number
A register name and its organisation number belong together. Build a traceable supplier-identity record without turning a data match into transaction approval.
Read the complete guide →OCDS tender and award item IDs: an equal number is not evidence of the same item
Read the item array and process context before joining tender items to awarded items; matching local IDs alone can create an unsupported relationship.
Read the complete guide →Published archive
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What to verify before sourcing
Confirm who is supplying
Check legal identity, current capacity, location and product scope against primary records and direct supplier documents.
Confirm current transaction terms
Ask for dated quotes, minimum orders, lead times and applicable delivery terms; archived articles are not current offers.
Check certificates and rules
Confirm the issuing body, product scope, validity date and rules in each relevant jurisdiction.
Corrections and sources
Question a published claim
Send the article URL, the specific passage and a primary source for review.