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Public Procurement Alert - April 2026

April 23, 2026

Unfulfilled promises: First year in force of Law No. 32069, General Public Procurement Law

The entry into force of Law No. 32069, the General Public Procurement Law, was announced as a radical change in the management of public procurement in our country, encompassing the implementation of new procurement modalities and tools aimed at overcoming the rigidity and limited effectiveness of previous regulations, as was intended in the case of selection procedures with negotiation stages, competitive dialogue, or public procurement of innovation.

To date, almost all of these changes exist only in the text of the law and cannot be effectively used by public buyers or State suppliers, as detailed in the following table: