Uruguay's public procurement

Management signals

Five measurements of how each state body buys: who the money concentrates on, whether awards come in bursts, how much is awarded directly, how long anyone had to compete, and how many price flags were left unexplained.

None of these measurements proves an irregularity. All of them have legitimate explanations: a hospital buying oxygen from the single licensed supplier concentrates 100% and is perfectly in order. A signal says only that the body sits among the highest on that dimension. It is a starting point for a question, never a conclusion.

Measured over awards from 27/10/2023 to 27/10/2026 · 268 bodies with at least 20 contracts

What each signal measures

Concentration in one supplier: Share of awarded money that went to a single supplier. An upper bound: the contract amount is not apportioned per supplier, so a shared award counts fully for each. Marked from 47% (top 10%) and high from 74% (top 3%).
Awards in bursts: How many times the body made 8 or more separate awards to the same supplier within one month. Counted once per supplier per month, so a body can accumulate several in the same month. It is the shape of contract splitting, and also the shape of a hospital pharmacy ordering often from one distributor. Marked from 19.600000000000023 (top 10%) and high from 83.88000000000011 (top 3%).
Direct awarding: Share of direct or exception purchases among the awards whose procedure could be resolved. Only 27% of awards carry a procedure, and nationally direct purchase is already 66%, so what matters is the position relative to the rest, not the number alone. Marked from 98% (top 10%) and high from 100% (top 3%).
Express bidding window: Calls whose bidding window fell in the shortest 5% for their own procedure. The threshold is per procedure because they are not comparable: an Abbreviated Tender never runs under 3.5 days, while a Direct Purchase runs a third of its calls in under 3. Marked from 10% (top 10%) and high from 33% (top 3%).
Unexplained overprices: Price flags that survived both the statistical detector and the automated review. There are about 70 in the whole corpus, so any concentration in one body stands out. Marked from 1 (top 10%) and high from 3 (top 3%).

268 bodies

Dirección Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial123 contracts$ 4,9 M
- Concentration12.7%above 24% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct100.0%above 100% of bodiesSee the calls
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Secretaría del Ministerio del Interior1728 contracts$ 18,53 mil M
- Concentration66.0%above 95% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Bursts9above 87% of bodies
- Direct37.8%above 23% of bodies
- Express window1.9%above 57% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
The largest supplier takes most of the amount, out of 598 awarded suppliers: UIPPL LIBERTAD SOCIEDAD ANONIMA.
Dirección Nacional de Sanidad de las Fuerzas Armadas1694 contracts$ 6,25 mil M
- Concentration8.5%above 9% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct48.4%above 27% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained2above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
See this body’s 2 unexplained flags
Banco de la República del Uruguay5311 contracts$ 4,16 mil M
- Concentration14.5%above 34% of bodies
- Bursts57above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Direct5.7%above 10% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Worst month: 21 separate awards to RODRIGUEZ PEREZ JIMENA in 2025-01.
Dirección Nacional de Asuntos Sociales766 contracts$ 3,18 mil M
- Concentration72.1%above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Bursts3above 76% of bodies
- Direct44.3%above 26% of bodies
- Express window4.0%above 74% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
The largest supplier takes most of the amount, out of 256 awarded suppliers: GREMEDA INSTITUCION DE ASISTENCIA MEDICA PRIVADA DE PROFESIONALES SIN FINES DE LUCRO.
Hospital Pasteur1499 contracts$ 2,39 mil M
- Concentration21.1%above 58% of bodies
- Bursts1above 72% of bodies
- Direct9.1%above 12% of bodies
- Express window0.6%above 39% of bodies
- Unexplained2above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
See this body’s 2 unexplained flags
Dirección General de Secretaría1295 contracts$ 1,59 mil M
- Concentration59.6%above 94% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Bursts8above 86% of bodies
- Direct62.7%above 42% of bodies
- Express window9.7%above 88% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
The largest supplier takes most of the amount, out of 389 awarded suppliers: GXC SOCIEDAD ANONIMA.
Oficinas Centrales y Escuelas Dependientes de Rectorado1678 contracts$ 1,53 mil M
- Concentration24.0%above 66% of bodies
- Bursts1above 72% of bodies
- Direct22.3%above 15% of bodies
- Express window16.3%above 94% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Intendencia de Salto80 contracts$ 771 M
- Concentration18.0%above 46% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct2.1%above 7% of bodies
- Express window19.1%above 94% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Red de Atención Primaria Area Metropolitana969 contracts$ 662 M
- Concentration19.2%above 51% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct49.5%above 29% of bodies
- Express window24.1%above 96% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Dirección Nacional de Arquitectura2129 contracts$ 636 M
- Concentration17.6%above 45% of bodies
- Bursts53above 95% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Direct73.7%above 53% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Worst month: 45 separate awards to CASTELMAR S R L in 2024-01.
Dirección Nacional de Cultura1930 contracts$ 513 M
- Concentration39.3%above 85% of bodies
- Bursts1above 72% of bodies
- Direct70.3%above 48% of bodies
- Express window0.5%above 38% of bodies
- Unexplained2above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
See this body’s 2 unexplained flags
Facultad de Ciencias692 contracts$ 344 M
- Concentration56.9%above 93% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Bursts6above 82% of bodies
- Direct3.8%above 9% of bodies
- Express window2.0%above 60% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
The largest supplier takes most of the amount, out of 247 awarded suppliers: ELECTROAIRE SRL.
Hospital del Cerro2686 contracts$ 314 M
- Concentration12.5%above 24% of bodies
- Bursts11above 88% of bodies
- Direct93.4%above 81% of bodies
- Express window1.1%above 50% of bodies
- Unexplained2above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
See this body’s 2 unexplained flags
Agencia Nacional de Vivienda153 contracts$ 309 M
- Concentration59.9%above 94% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct88.7%above 71% of bodies
- Express window0.7%above 40% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
The largest supplier takes most of the amount, out of 62 awarded suppliers: SONDA URUGUAY S.A..
Centro de Rehabilitación Médico Ocupacional y Sicosocial1801 contracts$ 298 M
- Concentration12.1%above 22% of bodies
- Bursts6above 82% of bodies
- Direct96.2%above 88% of bodies
- Express window0.9%above 42% of bodies
- Unexplained2above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
See this body’s 2 unexplained flags
Administración de los Ferrocarriles del Estado131 contracts$ 197 M
- Concentration74.2%above 97% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct89.4%above 73% of bodies
- Express window1.7%above 55% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
The largest supplier takes most of the amount, out of 82 awarded suppliers: SECURITAS URUGUAY SOCIEDAD ANONIMA.
Dirección Nacional de Bomberos770 contracts$ 172 M
- Concentration22.4%above 62% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct85.1%above 65% of bodies
- Express window0.3%above 36% of bodies
- Unexplained2above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
See this body’s 2 unexplained flags
Centro Auxiliar de Young753 contracts$ 161 M
- Concentration22.7%above 63% of bodies
- Bursts12above 89% of bodies
- Direct51.2%above 31% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained2above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
See this body’s 2 unexplained flags
Centro Departamental de Maldonado1400 contracts$ 158 M
- Concentration24.3%above 66% of bodies
- Bursts3above 76% of bodies
- Direct98.6%above 93% of bodiesSee the calls
- Express window7.1%above 85% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Centro Departamental de Lavalleja590 contracts$ 144 M
- Concentration10.2%above 16% of bodies
- Bursts5above 81% of bodies
- Direct78.9%above 60% of bodies
- Express window12.5%above 91% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Red de Atención Primaria de Rivera2333 contracts$ 105 M
- Concentration12.6%above 24% of bodies
- Bursts21above 91% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Direct97.0%above 89% of bodies
- Express window0.9%above 43% of bodies
- Unexplained1above 90% of bodies
Worst month: 20 separate awards to PEREZ SILVANA YUREMA in 2024-08.
See this body’s 1 unexplained flags
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales285 contracts$ 90,9 M
- Concentration33.0%above 80% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct33.3%above 21% of bodies
- Express window13.3%above 92% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Red de Atención Primaria de Rocha2455 contracts$ 82,7 M
- Concentration18.8%above 49% of bodies
- Bursts32above 93% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Direct97.2%above 89% of bodies
- Express window0.9%above 46% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Worst month: 35 separate awards to CORONEL PASCAL DELIA BEATRIZ in 2025-02.
Hospital Dr. Gustavo Saint Bois560 contracts$ 70,7 M
- Concentration8.3%above 8% of bodies
- Bursts2above 74% of bodies
- Direct98.4%above 92% of bodiesSee the calls
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies