Participación de las PYMES en el Sistema de Contratación Pública en el Ecuador, período 2019-2022

Abstract

This work is oriented to analyze the participation of SMEs in the National Public Procurement System in Ecuador, period 2019-2022. The National Public Procurement System in Ecuador is regulated by the Organic Law of the National Public Procurement System and its respective regulations and resolutions, allowing the participation of national and foreign suppliers according to the type of contracting procedure that government entities consider relevant to the acquisition of goods and services. In the present study, a qualitative research approach was applied and the scope of the research is descriptive. The data analyzed were 3 taken from the web portal of the National Public Procurement Service (SERCOP), considering the procedures through Electronic Reverse Auction and Special Regime, concluding that SMEs have had a growing participation in the public procurement system before and after. of the COVID-19 pandemic, which can be evidenced through the amounts awarded to this segment of the economy from 2019 to 2022.