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 CONRADO F. ESTRELLA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND TRAUMA CENTE to GOODMAN MERCA OFFICE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TRADING between 2023-11-03 and 2023-11-08 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 ₱2.99M. Worth checking whether they were separate requirements. It is possible that the office had separate, urgent needs for different types of supplies 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 CONRADO F. ESTRELLA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND TRAUMA CENTE to GOODMAN MERCA OFFICE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TRADING between 2023-11-03 and 2023-11-08, each between 85% and 100% of the ₱1,000,000 Small Value Procurement ceiling, totalling ₱2,994,263.
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"awards": [
{
"url": "/agency-awards/7177b7ff-e95c-47ed-a2d3-aac7d1b8f5f9",
"title": "1 LOT OFFICE AND JANITORIAL SUPPLIES",
"office": "CONRADO F. ESTRELLA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND TRAUMA CENTE",
"awardId": "7177b7ff-e95c-47ed-a2d3-aac7d1b8f5f9",
"awardee": "GOODMAN MERCA OFFICE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TRADING",
"amountPhp": 998927,
"awardDate": "2023-11-03",
"referenceId": "2023-11-085",
"businessCategory": "General Merchandise"
},
{
"url": "/agency-awards/8194b2ae-a1f0-415a-a5f3-0453e26caa75",
"title": "1 LOT OFFICE SUPPLIES",
"office": "CONRADO F. ESTRELLA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND TRAUMA CENTE",
"awardId": "8194b2ae-a1f0-415a-a5f3-0453e26caa75",
"awardee": "GOODMAN MERCA OFFICE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TRADING",
"amountPhp": 996278.7,
"awardDate": "2023-11-06",
"referenceId": "2023-11-086",
"businessCategory": "Office Equipment Supplies and Consumables"
},
{
"url": "/agency-awards/61cf5441-c5ef-4021-b5d7-154bd9cf06a5",
"title": "1 LOT VARIOUS JANITORIAL SUPPLIES",
"office": "CONRADO F. ESTRELLA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND TRAUMA CENTE",
"awardId": "61cf5441-c5ef-4021-b5d7-154bd9cf06a5",
"awardee": "GOODMAN MERCA OFFICE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TRADING",
"amountPhp": 999057,
"awardDate": "2023-11-08",
"referenceId": "2023-11-090",
"businessCategory": "Janitorial Supplies"
}
],
"totalPhp": 2994262.7,
"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.