MERCANDINA S.A: public contracts won without a rival in Ecuador: 2 uncontested awards; 67% of its awards; 0 without a competition; 2 single bid.
Assay record ASY-EC-0OQLYKR1FO · Cite as: Assay Systems, “MERCANDINA S.A: public contracts won without a rival in Ecuador”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ec/uncontested/s/mercandina-s-a/
MERCANDINA S.A won 2 of its 3 public contract awards in Ecuador without a rival from 2022-01-05 to 2022-08-26: 0 without a competition and 2 after a competition that drew a single bid. 2 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest CUERPO DE BOMBEROS DE LATACUNGA with 1.
An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.
CUERPO DE BOMBEROS DE LATACUNGA gave MERCANDINA S.A 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-01-05, latest 2022-01-05.
CUERPO DE BOMBEROS DEL CANTON ATACAMES gave MERCANDINA S.A 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-08-26, latest 2022-08-26.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-26 | CUERPO DE BOMBEROS DEL CANTON ATACAMES ocds-5wno2w-SIE-CBCA-003-2022-938246 | Single bid open | Subasta Inversa Electrónica |
| 2022-01-05 | CUERPO DE BOMBEROS DE LATACUNGA ocds-5wno2w-SIE-CBL-012-2021-19293 | Single bid open | Subasta Inversa Electrónica |
Every uncontested award in Ecuador · All countries
Source: contract awards published by the National Public Procurement Service of Ecuador (SERCOP) in the Open Contracting Data Standard (data.open-contracting.org), licensed under CC BY 3.0 EC; awards from January 2016 to 30 September 2026, accessed 15 October 2026. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.