Awards Clustered Just Under the Small Value Procurement Ceiling
3+ awards from one office to one supplier within 30 days, each 85–100% of the SVP ceiling, combined above it.
This is a statistical anomaly or indicator worth examining — not proof of wrongdoing, fraud, or corruption against any person.
Indicator: 3 awards from BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER to METRO DRUG, INC. between 2024-09-25 and 2024-10-15 were each between 85% and 100% of the ₱1.00M Small Value Procurement ceiling then in force (2016 Revised IRR of RA 9184, Annex H), totalling ₱2.90M. Worth checking whether they were separate requirements. It is possible that the hospital had separate, urgent needs for different types or batches of medicines within a short period.
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Project completion
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Rule Definition
SVP ceiling in force on the award date: ₱500,000 (2009 IRR of RA 9184, Annex H), ₱1,000,000 (2016 Revised IRR, Annex H), ₱2,000,000 (IRR of RA 12009, Sec. 34). Splitting contracts to avoid competitive bidding is prohibited under the IRR.
Triggering Data & citations
3 awards from BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER to METRO DRUG, INC. between 2024-09-25 and 2024-10-15, each between 85% and 100% of the ₱1,000,000 Small Value Procurement ceiling, totalling ₱2,899,305.
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"awards": [
{
"url": "/agency-awards/56f4e4f9-9732-466f-aaa1-c94f41b86e66",
"title": "Drugs and Medicines",
"office": "BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER",
"awardId": "56f4e4f9-9732-466f-aaa1-c94f41b86e66",
"awardee": "METRO DRUG, INC.",
"amountPhp": 977152.64,
"awardDate": "2024-09-25",
"referenceId": "2024-09-2465",
"businessCategory": "Drugs and Medicines"
},
{
"url": "/agency-awards/8e9ecef9-a986-4a53-ab65-9bb0125e1c8c",
"title": "Drugs and Medicines",
"office": "BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER",
"awardId": "8e9ecef9-a986-4a53-ab65-9bb0125e1c8c",
"awardee": "METRO DRUG, INC.",
"amountPhp": 977152.64,
"awardDate": "2024-10-15",
"referenceId": "2024-10-2754",
"businessCategory": "Drugs and Medicines"
},
{
"url": "/agency-awards/acb0dfde-e448-4b59-8617-6bc8030da8fa",
"title": "Drugs and Medicines",
"office": "BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER",
"awardId": "acb0dfde-e448-4b59-8617-6bc8030da8fa",
"awardee": "METRO DRUG, INC.",
"amountPhp": 945000,
"awardDate": "2024-10-15",
"referenceId": "2024-10-2750",
"businessCategory": "Drugs and Medicines"
}
],
"totalPhp": 2899305.2800000003,
"ceilingPhp": 1000000,
"ceilingUrl": "https://www.gppb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Updated-2016-Revised-IRR-of-RA-No.-9184-as-of-19-July-2024.pdf",
"windowDays": 30,
"ceilingCitation": "2016 Revised IRR of RA 9184, Annex H — SVP ceiling ₱1,000,000 for NGAs"
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Separate requisitions from different schools/units or recurring needs can fall near the ceiling legitimately; splitting is prohibited only when done to avoid competitive bidding.