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    "name": "EDITORIAL EL PAIS SA: public contracts won without a rival in Paraguay",
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      "EDITORIAL EL PAIS SA won 10 of its 45 public contract awards in Paraguay without a rival from 2016-04-20 to 2026-04-10: 1 without a competition and 9 after a competition that drew a single bid. 8 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Gobierno Departamental de Itapua (ITAPÚA) with 3."
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          "Date": "2026-04-10",
          "Buyer": "Ministerio de Educación y Ciencias (MEC) ocds-03ad3f-481215-1",
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          "How": "No competition direct",
          "Stated reason": "CVE con difusión previa"
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          "Date": "2018-05-23",
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          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/py/uncontested/b/contraloria-general-de-la-republica-c-g-r/",
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          "Date": "2017-06-19",
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          "Date": "2017-05-22",
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          "Date": "2017-02-10",
          "Buyer": "Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas ocds-03ad3f-321054-1",
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          "How": "Single bid open",
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        "name": "Gobierno Departamental de Itapua (ITAPÚA)",
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        "name": "Ministerio de Educación y Ciencias (MEC)",
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        "name": "Ministerio del Interior (M.I.)",
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      {
        "name": "Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas",
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        "name": "Contraloría General de la República (C.G.R.)",
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        "name": "Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (MDN)",
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      },
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