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    "name": "DISTRIBUIDORA PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE SAS: public contracts won without a rival in Colombia",
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      "DISTRIBUIDORA PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE SAS won 5 of its 5 public contract awards in Colombia without a rival from 2024-09-09 to 2026-09-01: 5 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 2 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest BIBLIOTECA PUBLICA PILOTO DE MEDELLIN PARA AMERICA LATINA with 4."
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          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/biblioteca-publica-piloto-de-medellin-para-america-latina/",
          "How": "No competition Contratación directa",
          "Stated reason": "Arrendamiento de inmuebles"
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          "Date": "2025-09-25",
          "Buyer": "SECRETARÍA DISTRITAL DE CULTURA, RECREACIÓN Y DEPORTE CO1.PCCNTR.8319625",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/veeduria-distrital/",
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          "Stated reason": "No existe pluralidad de oferentes en el mercado"
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          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/biblioteca-publica-piloto-de-medellin-para-america-latina/",
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          "Date": "2025-09-09",
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          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/biblioteca-publica-piloto-de-medellin-para-america-latina/",
          "How": "No competition Contratación directa",
          "Stated reason": "Arrendamiento de inmuebles"
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          "Date": "2024-09-09",
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          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/biblioteca-publica-piloto-de-medellin-para-america-latina/",
          "How": "No competition Contratación directa",
          "Stated reason": "Arrendamiento de inmuebles"
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        "name": "BIBLIOTECA PUBLICA PILOTO DE MEDELLIN PARA AMERICA LATINA",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/biblioteca-publica-piloto-de-medellin-para-america-latina/"
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        "name": "SECRETARÍA DISTRITAL DE CULTURA, RECREACIÓN Y DEPORTE",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/b/veeduria-distrital/"
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    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"DISTRIBUIDORA PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE SAS: public contracts won without a rival in Colombia\", https://assay-systems.com/register/co/uncontested/s/distribuidora-penguin-random-house-sas/"
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