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: 4 awards from DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS, MANILA to MACEY'S TRADING between 2017-12-28 and 2017-12-28 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 ₱3.89M. Worth checking whether they were separate requirements. It is possible that these were genuinely separate requirements for different types of supplies, each handled as a distinct procurement.
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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
4 awards from DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS, MANILA to MACEY'S TRADING between 2017-12-28 and 2017-12-28, each between 85% and 100% of the ₱1,000,000 Small Value Procurement ceiling, totalling ₱3,892,040.
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"title": "Procurement of Medical Supplies",
"office": "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS, MANILA",
"awardId": "ac2fd174-e2ba-4c4b-945b-9429a6eb7d93",
"awardee": "MACEY'S TRADING",
"amountPhp": 998900,
"awardDate": "2017-12-28",
"referenceId": null,
"businessCategory": "Medical and Dental Equipment"
},
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"title": "Procurement of Electrical/Hardware/Tools",
"office": "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS, MANILA",
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"awardee": "MACEY'S TRADING",
"amountPhp": 938350,
"awardDate": "2017-12-28",
"referenceId": null,
"businessCategory": "Electrical Supplies"
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"title": "Procurement of Electrical Supplies",
"office": "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS, MANILA",
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"awardee": "MACEY'S TRADING",
"amountPhp": 983890,
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"businessCategory": "Electrical Supplies"
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"url": "/agency-awards/e2d0eca8-816c-4e2b-951f-ac4f8d7d7523",
"title": "Procurement of Office Supplies",
"office": "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS, MANILA",
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"awardee": "MACEY'S TRADING",
"amountPhp": 970900,
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"referenceId": null,
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}
],
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"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.