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

Guardia Republicana150 contracts$ 60 M
- Concentration39.2%above 84% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct91.1%above 75% of bodies
- Express window24.1%above 96% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Red de Atención Primaria de San José579 contracts$ 55,1 M
- Concentration11.4%above 19% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct98.6%above 93% of bodiesSee the calls
- Express window2.4%above 62% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Dirección Gral .Desarr.Rural467 contracts$ 44,4 M
- Concentration37.3%above 84% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct97.5%above 90% of bodies
- Express window18.8%above 94% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Jefatura de Policía de Canelones585 contracts$ 25 M
- Concentration11.8%above 21% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct59.3%above 38% of bodies
- Express window0.8%above 42% of bodies
- Unexplained2above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
See this body’s 2 unexplained flags
Servicio de Retiros y Pensiones de las Fuerzas Armadas110 contracts$ 23 M
- Concentration53.3%above 93% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct93.7%above 82% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
The largest supplier takes most of the amount, out of 60 awarded suppliers: ENTAL S A.
Red de Atención Primaria de Colonia154 contracts$ 21,8 M
- Concentration24.7%above 68% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct98.1%above 91% of bodiesSee the calls
- Express window1.9%above 58% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Jefatura de Policía de Maldonado1487 contracts$ 21,6 M
- Concentration12.4%above 23% of bodies
- Bursts7above 85% of bodies
- Direct66.7%above 45% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained2above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
See this body’s 2 unexplained flags
Asistencia Integral22 contracts$ 19,6 M
- Concentration69.0%above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct92.9%above 79% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
The largest supplier takes most of the amount, out of 17 awarded suppliers: UDELAR - FACULTAD DE PSICOLOGIA.
Red de Atención Primaria de Río Negro1203 contracts$ 18,9 M
- Concentration15.9%above 39% of bodies
- Bursts7above 85% of bodies
- Directnot enough data
- Express windownot enough data
- Unexplained2above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
See this body’s 2 unexplained flags
Jefatura de Policía de San José1837 contracts$ 17,5 M
- Concentration9.8%above 15% of bodies
- Bursts23above 91% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Direct92.6%above 79% of bodies
- Express window3.7%above 71% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Worst month: 21 separate awards to CERLO SOCIEDAD ANONIMA in 2024-10.
Red de Atención Primaria de Maldonado64 contracts$ 16,6 M
- Concentration62.0%above 94% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct66.7%above 45% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
The largest supplier takes most of the amount, out of 44 awarded suppliers: NUÑEZ ACOSTA ANA LAURA.
Junta de Transparencia y Etica Publica136 contracts$ 15,9 M
- Concentration24.0%above 66% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct78.8%above 59% of bodies
- Express window21.2%above 95% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Red de Atención Primaria de Cerro Largo271 contracts$ 14,7 M
- Concentration45.7%above 88% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct99.2%above 94% of bodiesSee the calls
- Express window2.5%above 63% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Jefatura de Policía de Paysandú2035 contracts$ 14 M
- Concentration17.7%above 45% of bodies
- Bursts46above 94% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Directnot enough data
- Express windownot enough data
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Worst month: 18 separate awards to SANTANA PASTORINO JOSE PEDRO in 2023-11.
Centro Auxiliar Chuy45 contracts$ 12,1 M
- Concentration63.2%above 95% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct92.3%above 79% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
The largest supplier takes most of the amount, out of 23 awarded suppliers: SELLANES DELGADO LOURDES JACQUELINE.
Jefatura de Policía de Salto1481 contracts$ 12,1 M
- Concentration7.5%above 6% of bodies
- Bursts24above 92% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Direct92.3%above 79% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Worst month: 19 separate awards to ACUTUS SAS in 2024-03.
Jefatura de Policía de Cerro Largo1601 contracts$ 11,3 M
- Concentration9.8%above 15% of bodies
- Bursts15above 90% of bodies
- Directnot enough data
- Express windownot enough data
- Unexplained2above 96% of bodiesSee the contracts
See this body’s 2 unexplained flags
Jefatura de Policía de Río Negro933 contracts$ 10,9 M
- Concentration14.4%above 33% of bodies
- Bursts1above 72% of bodies
- Direct98.1%above 91% of bodiesSee the calls
- Express window1.9%above 58% of bodies
- Unexplained1above 90% of bodies
See this body’s 1 unexplained flags
Jefatura de Policía de Durazno1333 contracts$ 10,9 M
- Concentration18.7%above 49% of bodies
- Bursts30above 92% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Direct81.3%above 62% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained1above 90% of bodies
Worst month: 19 separate awards to CENTRAL LTDA in 2024-04.
See this body’s 1 unexplained flags
Dirección General de Fiscalización46 contracts$ 2,8 M
- Concentration52.2%above 92% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct84.6%above 65% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
The largest supplier takes most of the amount, out of 19 awarded suppliers: CELERITAS S.A..
Dirección Nacional de Cambio Climático21 contracts$ 1,8 M
- Concentration52.0%above 91% of bodiesSee the contracts
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct92.3%above 79% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
The largest supplier takes most of the amount, out of 19 awarded suppliers: DST SAS.
Administración Nacional de Combustible, Alcohol y Portland3032 contracts$ 161,6 mil M
- Concentration19.8%above 54% of bodies
- Bursts1above 72% of bodies
- Direct28.6%above 19% of bodies
- Express window0.2%above 36% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Administración Nacional de Usinas y Trasmisiones Eléctricas2877 contracts$ 102,95 mil M
- Concentration15.8%above 39% of bodies
- Bursts4above 79% of bodies
- Direct6.5%above 11% of bodies
- Express window3.8%above 72% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Dirección General de Casinos1029 contracts$ 17,32 mil M
- Concentration35.4%above 83% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct43.4%above 25% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies
Dirección de Desarrollo Social905 contracts$ 11,9 mil M
- Concentration12.4%above 22% of bodies
- Bursts0above 66% of bodies
- Direct63.6%above 43% of bodies
- Express window0.0%above 35% of bodies
- Unexplained0above 83% of bodies