What Paraguay Ley 2051/2003 de Contrataciones Publicas as amended by Ley 7021/2022 and DNCP (Direccion Nacional de Contrataciones Publicas) requires
The Paraguay Ley 2051/2003 de Contrataciones Publicas (Law 2051/2003 on Public Procurement) of 21 January 2003 as substantially amended and supplemented by Ley 7021/2022 de Suministro y Contrataciones Publicas of 17 November 2022 effective 1 January 2023 (the new General Law of Supply and Public Procurement replacing Ley 2051/2003), and Decreto 21.909/2003 (Reglamento), is the principal Paraguayan framework governing procurement of goods, services, and works by the Public Administration including the Executive Branch (Poder Ejecutivo), the Legislative Branch (Poder Legislativo), the Judicial Branch (Poder Judicial), Autonomous and Decentralized Entities, public-sector enterprises, Departmental Governments (Gobernaciones), Municipalities (Municipalidades), and other entities financed by the State budget. Ley 7021/2022 substantially modernised the Paraguayan procurement regime introducing (a) unified procurement framework, (b) mandatory electronic procurement, (c) strengthened anti-corruption and beneficial ownership disclosure, (d) sustainability and innovation criteria, (e) framework agreements and reverse auctions, and (f) strengthened complaint resolution. The Direccion Nacional de Contrataciones Publicas (DNCP / contrataciones.gov.py) under the Ministry of Finance is the central regulatory authority responsible for procurement regulation, oversight, supplier debarment, and operation of the public procurement portal. The Sistema de Informacion de Contrataciones Publicas (SICP) operated by DNCP is the mandatory federal e-procurement platform. Procurement methods established by Ley 7021/2022 art. 33 to 42 comprise (a) Licitacion Publica Nacional o Internacional (Public Tender, the default open public procedure), (b) Licitacion por Concurso de Ofertas (Tender by Offer Competition, with prequalification), (c) Contratacion Directa (Direct Procurement, sole-source under prescribed exceptions in art. 33 numeral 5 including emergency, sole supplier, prior failed tendering), (d) Compras Menores (Minor Procurement, for small-value below thresholds), (e) Subasta Electronica Inversa (Reverse Electronic Auction, for standardised products), (f) Convenio Marco (Framework Agreement), and (g) Procedimientos Especiales (Special Procedures). The Contraloria General de la Republica conducts procurement audit. Paraguay is a party to MERCOSUR, the WTO TFA, and UNCAC. Paraguay is NOT a party to the WTO GPA.
Pillar: Public Sector & Government Procurement · Authority: Congress of the Republic of Paraguay (Congreso de la Republica del Paraguay, legislative authority); President of the Republic of Paraguay (signing authority); Direccion Nacional de Contrataciones Publicas (DNCP, central regulatory authority); Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda, oversight); SICP (contrataciones.gov.py, mandatory federal e-procurement platform); Contraloria General de la Republica (procurement audit authority) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.contrataciones.gov.py/
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- Paraguay Ley 2051/2003 de Contrataciones Publicas - principal procurement statute in the migration period
- Ley 7021/2022 de Suministro y Contrataciones Publicas effective 1 January 2023 - new General Law of Supply and Public Procurement
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