Mexico's e-Procurement System
Redesigning CompraNet through Stakeholder Engagement
This review of the Mexican Federal e-Procurement system, CompraNet, assesses the system’s ability to ensure that public procurement in Mexico is efficient, effective, transparent and accountable. It measures CompraNet’s scope, functionality and use against global trends in e-procurement in order to guide its future development. The report includes input from key stakeholder groups such as contracting authorities, suppliers and civil society. It also identifies the supporting mechanisms such as legislation, policy, training, and infrastructure, that are required for the system to be successful.
Executive summary
Taxpayers increasingly demand trustworthy and efficient public spending, particularly at times of fiscal consolidation. Governments in OECD countries are paying greater attention to the way they spend scarce budgetary resources, and Mexico is no exception. Restoring trust in public institutions has been central to many recent reforms and initiatives by Mexico’s government. The sheer size of public procurement and its heightened exposure to risk provide clear opportunities to restore public confidence not only in the integrity of the government, but also in its efficiency.