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    "name": "HARD & SOFT S.A: public contracts won without a rival in Paraguay",
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      {
        "label": "of its awards",
        "value": 37,
        "unit": "percent",
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      "HARD & SOFT S.A won 17 of its 46 public contract awards in Paraguay without a rival from 2016-01-07 to 2026-06-16: 2 without a competition and 15 after a competition that drew a single bid. 10 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones (MOPC) with 4."
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          "Date": "2026-06-16",
          "Buyer": "Municipalidad de San Lorenzo ocds-03ad3f-488420-1",
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          "How": "Single bid open",
          "Stated reason": "Menor cuantía nacional"
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          "Date": "2026-02-27",
          "Buyer": "Banco Central del Paraguay (BCP) ocds-03ad3f-478185-1",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/py/uncontested/b/banco-central-del-paraguay-bcp/",
          "How": "Single bid open",
          "Stated reason": "Licitación Pública Nacional"
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          "Date": "2024-01-25",
          "Buyer": "Banco Central del Paraguay (BCP) ocds-03ad3f-435536-1",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/py/uncontested/b/banco-central-del-paraguay-bcp/",
          "How": "Single bid open",
          "Stated reason": "Licitación Pública Nacional"
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          "Date": "2023-11-10",
          "Buyer": "Gobierno Departamental de Guairá (GUAIRÁ) ocds-03ad3f-437518-1",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/py/uncontested/b/gobierno-departamental-de-guaira-guaira/",
          "How": "No competition direct",
          "Stated reason": "Contratación por Excepción"
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          "Date": "2023-11-07",
          "Buyer": "Ente Regulador de Servicios Sanitarios (ERSSAN) ocds-03ad3f-427541-1",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/py/uncontested/b/ente-regulador-de-servicios-sanitarios-erssan/",
          "How": "Single bid open",
          "Stated reason": "Contratación Directa"
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          "Date": "2023-06-28",
          "Buyer": "Petróleos Paraguayos (PETROPAR) ocds-03ad3f-428256-1",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/py/uncontested/b/petroleos-paraguayos-petropar/",
          "How": "Single bid open",
          "Stated reason": "Contratación Directa"
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      {
        "name": "Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Comunicaciones (MOPC)",
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        "name": "Banco Central del Paraguay (BCP)",
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      {
        "name": "Ente Regulador de Servicios Sanitarios (ERSSAN)",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/py/uncontested/b/ente-regulador-de-servicios-sanitarios-erssan/"
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        "name": "Ministerio de Justicia (MJ)",
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      {
        "name": "Gobierno Departamental de Guairá (GUAIRÁ)",
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      {
        "name": "Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA)",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/py/uncontested/b/universidad-nacional-de-asuncion-una/"
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      {
        "name": "Petróleos Paraguayos (PETROPAR)",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/py/uncontested/b/petroleos-paraguayos-petropar/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ministerio de Defensa Nacional (MDN)",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/py/uncontested/b/ministerio-de-defensa-nacional-mdn/"
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      {
        "name": "Dirección Nacional de Correos del Paraguay (DINACOPA)",
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        "name": "Municipalidad de San Lorenzo",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/py/uncontested/b/municipalidad-de-san-lorenzo/"
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        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uncontested/"
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    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"HARD & SOFT S.A: public contracts won without a rival in Paraguay\", https://assay-systems.com/register/py/uncontested/s/hard-soft-s-a/"
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