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  "key_tier": "none",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-17T23:17:03Z",
  "source": "Assay Systems register, https://assay-systems.com/register/",
  "access_notice": "On 15 November 2026, automated access to assay-systems.com closes. After that date, access is available only under a paid annual subscription contract. Contact: contact@assay-systems.com",
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    "name": "BALUM S.A: public contracts won without a rival in Colombia",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/s/balum-s-a/",
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "uncontested awards",
        "value": 6,
        "unit": "count"
      },
      {
        "label": "of its awards",
        "value": 100,
        "unit": "percent",
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      },
      {
        "label": "without a competition",
        "value": 6,
        "unit": "count"
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      {
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        "unit": "count"
      }
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    "text": [
      "BALUM S.A won 6 of its 6 public contract awards in Colombia without a rival from 2023-08-08 to 2025-12-02: 6 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 1 buyer awarded it without a rival, the largest INM with 6."
    ],
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        {},
        {
          "Date": "2025-12-02",
          "Buyer": "INM CO1.PCCNTR.8643905",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/inm/",
          "How": "No competition Contratación directa",
          "Stated reason": "No existe pluralidad de oferentes en el mercado"
        },
        {
          "Date": "2025-08-15",
          "Buyer": "INM CO1.PCCNTR.8195334",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/inm/",
          "How": "No competition Contratación directa",
          "Stated reason": "No existe pluralidad de oferentes en el mercado"
        },
        {
          "Date": "2024-11-21",
          "Buyer": "INM CO1.PCCNTR.7049509",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/inm/",
          "How": "No competition Contratación directa",
          "Stated reason": "No existe pluralidad de oferentes en el mercado"
        },
        {
          "Date": "2024-05-06",
          "Buyer": "INM CO1.PCCNTR.6290904",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/inm/",
          "How": "No competition Contratación directa",
          "Stated reason": "No existe pluralidad de oferentes en el mercado"
        },
        {
          "Date": "2023-10-25",
          "Buyer": "INM CO1.PCCNTR.5473044",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/inm/",
          "How": "No competition Contratación directa",
          "Stated reason": "No existe pluralidad de oferentes en el mercado"
        },
        {
          "Date": "2023-08-08",
          "Buyer": "INM CO1.PCCNTR.5276011",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/inm/",
          "How": "No competition Contratación directa",
          "Stated reason": "Contratos para el desarrollo de actividades científicas y tecnológicas"
        }
      ]
    ],
    "records": [
      {
        "name": "all of Colombia",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/"
      },
      {
        "name": "record in the register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/balum-s-a/"
      },
      {
        "name": "INM",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/inm/"
      },
      {
        "name": "All countries",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uncontested/"
      }
    ],
    "assay_record": "ASY-CO-1TZ35TY0LQ",
    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"BALUM S.A: public contracts won without a rival in Colombia\", https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/s/balum-s-a/"
  }
}