Direct purchase was the most frequent method among Uruguay’s 2025 records that report one
Only 1,005 of the 144,295 rows published in the 2025 partition report a procurement method; direct purchase ranks first within that subset.
Current verified finding
Compra Directa accounts for 38.2% of the displayed total (384). Together with Licitación Abreviada, the top two categories make up 67.6%.
Evidence
Direct purchase was the most frequent method among Uruguay’s 2025 records that report one
The finding preserves the reviewed data even when the source publishes an update.
Snapshot technical details
Query fingerprint: sigev_f51e6ae3dcc37 · The text, result, and records remain fixed to this review.
How we calculated it
We use the 2025 fiscal partition, exclude rows without a method, and count normalized records by procedure label. We do not add values or currencies and do not treat every row as a completed award.
1,005 rows match the query; 8 results remain in the summary.
What it means and what it does not
Field coverage is very low and records include active, cancelled, and unsuccessful processes. The distribution describes the reported subset and cannot estimate the share of all 2025 procurement.
Some source awards publish item-derived values rather than an award-level total; currency is retained per award.
Verification
Records within the query
Records preserved in the editorial snapshot, using the same filters and partition as the chart.
| Procurement method | Buyer | Publication date | Award date | Title | Status | Amount | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licitación Abreviada | Intendencia de Montevideo | Jan 02, 2025 | Jan 02, 2025 | Licitación Abreviada A152447A/2024 | cancelled | $0 | UYU |
| Licitación Abreviada | Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones | Jan 02, 2025 | Jan 02, 2025 | Licitación Abreviada K105183/2024 | active | $1,149,310 | UYU |
| Licitación Abreviada | Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones | Jan 02, 2025 | Jan 02, 2025 | Licitación Abreviada K105915/2024 | active | $17,949 | USD |
| Compra Directa | Administración Nacional de Combustible, Alcohol y Portland | Jan 03, 2025 | Jan 03, 2025 | Compra Directa 1300556400/2024 | unsuccessful | $0 | UYU |
| Compra Directa | Intendencia de Montevideo | Jan 03, 2025 | Jan 03, 2025 | Compra Directa D164813/2024 | cancelled | $0 | UYU |
| Compra por Excepción | Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones | Jan 07, 2025 | Jan 07, 2025 | Compra por Excepción 105201/2024 | active | $31,273,480 | UYU |
| Licitación Abreviada | Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones | Jan 07, 2025 | Jan 07, 2025 | Licitación Abreviada J104752/2024 | active | $3,387,696 | UYU |
| Licitación Abreviada | Administración Nacional de Combustible, Alcohol y Portland | Jan 07, 2025 | Jan 07, 2025 | Licitación Abreviada 2500013400/2024 | cancelled | $0 | UYU |
| Compra Directa | Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones | Jan 07, 2025 | Jan 07, 2025 | Compra Directa 1000032725/2024 | active | $285,480 | UYU |
| Compra por Excepción | Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones | Jan 07, 2025 | Jan 07, 2025 | Compra por Excepción 105286/2024 | active | $11,344,906 | USD |
| Concurso de Precios | Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones | Jan 08, 2025 | Jan 08, 2025 | Concurso de Precios C105961/2024 | active | $265,960 | UYU |
| Licitación Abreviada | Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones | Jan 08, 2025 | Jan 08, 2025 | Licitación Abreviada J104310/2024 | active | $912,120 | USD |