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    "name": "MELSA S.A: public contracts won without a rival in Ecuador",
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      {
        "label": "uncontested awards",
        "value": 5,
        "unit": "count"
      },
      {
        "label": "of its awards",
        "value": 56,
        "unit": "percent",
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        "unit": "count"
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      "MELSA S.A won 5 of its 9 public contract awards in Ecuador without a rival from 2016-02-12 to 2026-01-21: 0 without a competition and 5 after a competition that drew a single bid. 5 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest EMPRESA ELÉCTRICA QUITO S.A. E.E.Q with 1."
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          "Date": "2026-01-21",
          "Buyer": "EMPRESA ELECTRICA REGIONAL CENTROSUR C.A ocds-5wno2w-SIE-EERCS-2025-101-56835",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ec/uncontested/b/empresa-electrica-regional-centrosur-c-a-2/",
          "How": "Single bid open",
          "Stated reason": "Subasta Inversa Electrónica"
        },
        {
          "Date": "2016-04-29",
          "Buyer": "EMPRESA ELÉCTRICA PÚBLICA ESTRATÉGICA CORPORACIÓN NACIONAL DE ELECTRICIDAD CNEL EP ocds-5wno2w-SIE-CNELBOL-005-16-462865",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ec/uncontested/b/empresa-electrica-publica-estrategica-corporacion-nacional-de-electricidad-cnel-28/",
          "How": "Single bid open",
          "Stated reason": "Subasta Inversa Electrónica"
        },
        {
          "Date": "2016-03-31",
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          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ec/uncontested/b/empresa-electrica-provincial-cotopaxi-s-a/",
          "How": "Single bid open",
          "Stated reason": "Subasta Inversa Electrónica"
        },
        {
          "Date": "2016-03-02",
          "Buyer": "EMPRESA ELÉCTRICA PÚBLICA ESTRATÉGICA CORPORACIÓN NACIONAL DE ELECTRICIDAD CNEL EP ocds-5wno2w-SIE-CNELSTD-097-15-462858",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ec/uncontested/b/empresa-electrica-publica-estrategica-corporacion-nacional-de-electricidad-cnel-16/",
          "How": "Single bid open",
          "Stated reason": "Subasta Inversa Electrónica"
        },
        {
          "Date": "2016-02-12",
          "Buyer": "EMPRESA ELÉCTRICA QUITO S.A. E.E.Q ocds-5wno2w-SIE-EEQ-GD2I134-2015-3214",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ec/uncontested/b/empresa-electrica-quito-s-a-e-e-q-2/",
          "How": "Single bid open",
          "Stated reason": "Subasta Inversa Electrónica"
        }
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        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ec/uncontested/b/empresa-electrica-quito-s-a-e-e-q-2/"
      },
      {
        "name": "EMPRESA ELECTRICA PROVINCIAL COTOPAXI S.A",
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      },
      {
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      {
        "name": "EMPRESA ELECTRICA REGIONAL CENTROSUR C.A",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ec/uncontested/b/empresa-electrica-regional-centrosur-c-a-2/"
      },
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        "name": "All countries",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uncontested/"
      }
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    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"MELSA S.A: public contracts won without a rival in Ecuador\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ec/uncontested/s/melsa-s-a/"
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