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 REGION I MEDICAL CENTER to DREI ENTERPRISES between 2024-05-29 and 2024-06-11 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 ₱3.85M. Worth checking whether they were separate requirements. These awards may reflect separate urgent needs for repairs and medical supplies/services that happened to arise close together.
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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 REGION I MEDICAL CENTER to DREI ENTERPRISES between 2024-05-29 and 2024-06-11, each between 85% and 100% of the ₱1,000,000 Small Value Procurement ceiling, totalling ₱3,850,594.
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"awards": [
{
"url": "/agency-awards/73cc6084-13f7-4e26-aeba-6d12f3d6c0a4",
"title": "General Repair and Maintenance Services",
"office": "REGION I MEDICAL CENTER",
"awardId": "73cc6084-13f7-4e26-aeba-6d12f3d6c0a4",
"awardee": "DREI ENTERPRISES",
"amountPhp": 948000,
"awardDate": "2024-05-29",
"referenceId": "2024-042",
"businessCategory": "General Repair and Maintenance Services"
},
{
"url": "/agency-awards/67b08536-d0a0-46b2-9c55-9020059cad59",
"title": "Medical and Dental Equipment",
"office": "REGION I MEDICAL CENTER",
"awardId": "67b08536-d0a0-46b2-9c55-9020059cad59",
"awardee": "DREI ENTERPRISES",
"amountPhp": 995803,
"awardDate": "2024-05-30",
"referenceId": null,
"businessCategory": "Medical and Dental Equipment"
},
{
"url": "/agency-awards/ec48039e-d865-454e-8938-ac3e5c8ed2f7",
"title": "Medical Supplies and Laboratory Instrument",
"office": "REGION I MEDICAL CENTER",
"awardId": "ec48039e-d865-454e-8938-ac3e5c8ed2f7",
"awardee": "DREI ENTERPRISES",
"amountPhp": 936790.5,
"awardDate": "2024-06-04",
"referenceId": "2024-0144",
"businessCategory": "Medical Supplies and Laboratory Instrument"
},
{
"url": "/agency-awards/7597ff3b-0f79-47ae-810b-c1efc2ab2bbd",
"title": "General Repair and Maintenance Services Approved B",
"office": "REGION I MEDICAL CENTER",
"awardId": "7597ff3b-0f79-47ae-810b-c1efc2ab2bbd",
"awardee": "DREI ENTERPRISES",
"amountPhp": 970000,
"awardDate": "2024-06-11",
"referenceId": "2024-057",
"businessCategory": "General Repair and Maintenance Services"
}
],
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"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.
- These awards may reflect separate urgent needs for repairs and medical supplies/services that happened to arise close together.