Procurement workflow surface
Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI — vendor disclosure form
This is a sample disclosure form a procurement team can adapt for vendor RFPs and ITTs evaluating systems against Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI. The provision-specific questions below were derived from the catalog's coverage cells; before issuing, a qualified procurement lawyer should review the adapted version against your jurisdiction's contract law. This form is NOT legal advice (see charter §7.4).
1. Vendor identification
2. AI system identification
3. Provision-specific questions
- AI in Criminal Justice. Will the offered system be used in law-enforcement, predictive-policing, risk-assessment, or sentencing-support contexts within scope of Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI (Art. 14 (procedural safeguards))? Provide jurisdictional authorisation evidence + impact-assessment outputs.
(Cite: Art. 14 (procedural safeguards))
- Transparency Obligations. Provide the documentation required under the transparency obligations of Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI (Art. 8 (transparency + oversight)) — including (as applicable) model card, system card, training-data summary, evaluation results, and known limitations.
(Cite: Art. 8 (transparency + oversight))
- Individual Redress. Describe the end-user redress + complaint channel offered for the system, including documented appeal path and response-time commitment, consistent with Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI (Arts. 14-15 (procedural safeguards + remedies)).
(Cite: Arts. 14-15 (procedural safeguards + remedies))
- National Security Carveouts in AI Regulation. Identify whether any component of the offered system or its use case falls within the national-security carveouts of Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI (Art. 3 — does not apply to AI used for national security / defence) and the resulting compliance posture.
(Cite: Art. 3 — does not apply to AI used for national security / defence)
4. Documentation enclosures expected
Tick each enclosure attached to the vendor response. Missing enclosures should be explained in the “Variances” field below.
- Transparency documentation (per-instrument schema)
- Vendor company registration + insurance certificates
- Sub-processor / supply-chain list (including model upstream)
5. Vendor attestation
The undersigned, on behalf of the vendor, attests that the disclosures above are true and complete to the best of their knowledge at the date signed, and undertakes to notify the buyer in writing within 30 days of any material change to those disclosures.
This is a sample form derived from the catalog at /wiki/coe-ai-convention. Adapt before issuing. Not legal advice; not jurisdiction-specific. See charter §7.4.