Competition Advocacy Studies

A Competition Agenda towards Integrity in Public Procurement

Published: 20 july, 2018

Goverment
Public Procurement
Sector 
Gobierno
Compras públicas

Tipo de documento:
Competition Advocay Studies
Cuaderno de Promoción de la Competencia

Estudio de Promoción de la Competencia

Elaborado por:
David Lamb de Valdés
María José Contreras de Velasco
José Rodrigo Ríos Dordelly
Citlali Cruz Cruz
Daniela Morales Tenorio


Summary

Lack of competition in public procurement procedures is associated with the inefficient use of public resources, as it could result in the acquisition of more expensive products or services than could be achieved with competition, with superfluous or excessive technical specifications, or in the opposite extreme, of lower quality than required, with hidden and / or unusable defects. Inefficiencies derived from the lack of competition in public procurement can occur through:

  • Using methods of exception to the bidding through ambiguous or subjective justifications.

  • Restrict participation by means of unnecessary requirements.

  • Grant advantages to certain agents with certain technical specifications or other criteria.

  • Decrease incentives for the presentation of aggressive postures.

  • Facilitate the coordination of bidders' positions.

Keywords: Public Procurement, Goverment, Advocacy, Competition Agenda, Compras públicas, licitación, invitación a cuando menos tres personas, adjudicación directa, contrato, contratación, CompraNet, recursos públicos, colusión, investigación de mercado, concurrencia, Ley de Adquisiciones, Arrendamientos, y Servicios del Sector Público, Ley de Obras, Ley de Obras Públicas y Servicios Relacionados con las Mismas, interés económico, simular competencia, contratación, puntos y porcentajes.


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