Tag: single bidding

Photograph illustrating public procurement in Austria
The Uncontested

In Austria, competition disappears at the bottom of the market

Exactly one bid was submitted for 57% of 3,815 Austrian tenders, while the share fell to 31% among the most…

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Photograph illustrating public procurement in Guatemala
The Uncontested

In Guatemala, the bigger the contract, the fewer the bidders

In Guatemala, 59% of 104,838 tenders received a single bid, with the share rising from 40% among the cheapest tenders…

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A running track from above, one athlete, every other lane empty
The Uncontested

Nearly half of Lithuania’s measured tenders drew one bid this summer

The single-bid share ran at 44.5% across June and July, up from 36.0% for the year — and Lithuania is…

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A road resurfacing crew at work on a country road in morning sun
Deep Dives

In Lithuania, one tender in three has no competition at all

Of 2,311 Lithuanian notices with a recorded bidder count this year, 833 drew exactly one bid. At Vilnius University the…

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