Reputational Mechanisms in Public Procurement

SANTIAGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Basic Figures (2009)

• USD 6 Billions (GDP 3.5%)• 500.000 Public tenders per year• 15.000 contacting officers• 90.000 active suppliers• 1.800.000 procurement orders

The market place

E Market Place

Suppliers Buyers

Official Electronic Register of State Suppliers

Suppliers´ information

PPP

Official Information

sources

Available information

Information provided by

suppliers

Regulatory framework basic compliance information

Suppliers documentation

Value added services

Regulatory framework basic compliance information

I) General Accreditation (Registration)

• Eligibility compliance

Certifies online eligibility compliance according to Public Procurement regulation. Public agencies verifies bidders’ compliance through this registry.

Validates compliance of additional rules for transacting with the State. I.e. onflict of Interests and

Convictions for Anti-Union practices.

• Supplementary Regulations

• Online certificates through integration with Notaries and Real Estate Registration Authorities (SIRI)

Suppliers documentation

Digital vault for commercial documents and certifications (deeds, powers, Certificates of

Good Standing, financial statements, etc.).

Includes physical custody

Value added services

Reports

Visibility on the private sector, the

registry is available for privates companies consultation as well

Company profile

E -Catalogues

Website (Internet address: URL)

Trust Logo

Business Notices

RFQ

News

A gateway for doing business in Chile and

overseas

Some figures

• Over 40,000 providers registered

• Companies profile:

• Location: 51% Santiago and 49% other regions

• Size: 3% Large, 35% SMEs and 62% Micro

• Over 200,000 documents accredited

Consultancy Directory Statistics

• 20,000 registered suppliers in 8 months of operation Location: Santiago 70% and 30% other regions

• About 100,000 visitors monthly

• Over 7,800 Web sites (URL) created

• Over 7,000 Products created

• Over 1,000 News and Business Notices published

ConsultancySuppliers Register

What we don’t have:We don’t have black lists or

suppliers qualifications

Reputational Mechanisms in Public Procurement

SANTIAGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE