UPA COMUNICACIONES S A: public contracts won without a rival in Ecuador: 5 uncontested awards; 71% of its awards; 2 without a competition; 3 single bid.
Assay record ASY-EC-1PYK5AG12R · Cite as: Assay Systems, “UPA COMUNICACIONES S A: public contracts won without a rival in Ecuador”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ec/uncontested/s/upa-comunicaciones-s-a/
UPA COMUNICACIONES S A won 5 of its 7 public contract awards in Ecuador without a rival from 2016-02-10 to 2025-05-30: 2 without a competition and 3 after a competition that drew a single bid. 3 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest GOBIERNO AUTONOMO DESCENTRALIZADO PROVINCIAL DE EL ORO with 2.
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.
GOBIERNO AUTONOMO DESCENTRALIZADO PROVINCIAL DE EL ORO gave UPA COMUNICACIONES S A 3 awards: 0 without a competition, 2 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-07-26, latest 2025-05-30.
EMPRESA PUBLICA MUNICIPAL DE AGUA POTABLE Y ALCANTARILLADO DEL CANTON MACHALA AGUAS MACHALA EP gave UPA COMUNICACIONES S A 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2016-10-11, latest 2018-11-09.
Empresa Publica Municipal de Movilidad Machala gave UPA COMUNICACIONES S A 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2016-02-10, latest 2016-02-10.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-30 | GOBIERNO AUTONOMO DESCENTRALIZADO PROVINCIAL DE EL ORO ocds-5wno2w-COTS-GADPEO-2025-02-17250 | Single bid open | Cotización |
| 2019-07-26 | GOBIERNO AUTONOMO DESCENTRALIZADO PROVINCIAL DE EL ORO ocds-5wno2w-RE-GADPEO-01-2019-17250 | Single bid limited | Comunicación Social – Proceso de Selección |
| 2018-11-09 | EMPRESA PUBLICA MUNICIPAL DE AGUA POTABLE Y ALCANTARILLADO DEL CANTON MACHALA AGUAS MACHALA EP ocds-5wno2w-RE-EPMAAM-004-2018-699688 | Single bid limited | Comunicación Social – Proceso de Selección |
| 2016-10-11 | EMPRESA PUBLICA MUNICIPAL DE AGUA POTABLE Y ALCANTARILLADO DEL CANTON MACHALA AGUAS MACHALA EP ocds-5wno2w-RE-EPMAAM-005-2016-699688 | No competition direct | Comunicación Social – Contratación Directa |
| 2016-02-10 | Empresa Publica Municipal de Movilidad Machala ocds-5wno2w-RE-EPMMM-004-2016-585764 | No competition direct | Comunicación Social – Contratación Directa |
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.