The CoST International Secretariat (IS) is administering the CoST International programme on behalf of the CoST Interim Board. Currently the programme is funded by the Word Bank through its Development Grant facility and GIZ. Activities being carried fall into one of two categories namely;

(a) strengthening CoST in current CoST countries and
(b) establishing CoST as an international programme.

This assignment therefore, aims at making an assessment of the requirements for mainstreaming proactive information disclosure by Procuring Entities (PEs). The findings from the assignment are intended to give support and advice to the International Secretariat (IS) in relation to the design and implementation of the global programme.