IMPACT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW E-PROCUREMENT SYSTEM IN ECUADOR

Area: 272,046 Km2 Population: 14,306,876 (2010 census) Density: 53.8/ Km2 Official language: Spanish

WHAT IS THE E-GP SYSTEM IN ECUADOR?

OBJECTIVES

Quality of public spending Transparency Dynamics of national production Participation of SMEs Modern, quick and simple procurement process Citizen oversight Reliable and competitive suppliers Coordination of public procurement with the government's planning & budgeting systems

QUALITY OF PUBLIC SPENDING

RESOURCE SAVINGS

Do you think that the existence and use of the public procurement portal has generated resource savings in your organization? Amount per year $82,690 each entity $29,677 each supplier

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20%

90%

SI Yes

61% 39%

NO No

10%
0%

10% ENTITIES SUPPLIERS

Source: Survey HexagonTools, Hexagon Group (2011)

TRANSPARENCY

YEAR 2002

13.3%
YEAR
2010

70.0%

CHANGES CAUSED BY REFORM

56.7%
SOURCE: First National Validated self-assessment, OECD-DAC methodology

DYNAMICS OF NATIONAL
PRODUCTION & PARTICIPATION OF SMEs


High participation of small & medium enterprises in Public Procurement

Percentage awarded to SMEs in Public Procurement

73%
80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2008 2009 2010 2011*

61% 52% 38%

Source: INCOP * The information is current as of September 2011

MODERN, QUICK AND SIMPLE

PROCUREMENT PROCESS

Before the law

With the law

Public Institutions

Suppliers

Public Institutions

Suppliers

SINGLE POINT CONNECTION

Open source software was used to develop the informational portal and the Official Procurement System(transactional) of Ecuador

TIME TO CARRY OUT A PROCUREMENT PROCESS

Bidding before 2008
Publication 3 days Delivery of proposals 48 days Analysis of proposals 10 days Clarifications 5 days Award 10 days Notification of results 3 days Previous Reports 15 days

114 days
Signing of Contract 20 days

Current bidding
Publication Question and Answers bid submission 15 days Analysis of proposals 10 days

42 days
Awards
1 day Signing of Contract 5 days

1 day

10 days

Electronic Inverse auction

Publications Questions and Answers Technical bid submission Qualification Bid Award Signing of contract

9 days

1 day

2 days

2 days

1 day

1 day

2 days

Electronic Catalog (Shopping Cart)

Develop specifications and Resolution 1 day Contract 1 day

2 days

CITIZEN OVERSIGHT

SOURCE: INCOP

26 citizen oversight agreements 313 procurement processes have been monitored by overseers.

SOURCE: INCOP

RELIABLE AND

COMPETITIVE SUPPLIERS

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN SUPPLIERS AND ENTITIES

SUPPLIERS

BEFORE 2008

NOW

6,000
ENTITIES

47,209
5,254

486
Source: CONTRATANET INCOP * The information is current as of September 2011

COORDINATION OF PUBLIC
PROCUREMENT WITH GOVERNMENTs PLANNING &

BUDGETING SYSTEMS


linking with other Public Entities networks for the mutual exchange of information.
ESIGEFbudget system

SRI-tax

INCOP

IESS-social security

SOURCE: INCOP

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