Public Procurement the Graphic Production Services offered by SMEs of in Quito

Abstract

This Government procurement analysis has been made upon consideration: forewarn government interests using the procedures according to regulations; government support to SMEs; and strategies and government policies to boost public procurement. This research has selected the printing industry in the Metropolitan District of Quito, seeking to analyze the participation of SMEs in public procurement in the period 2010-2015, considering three variables: participation in award amounts and number of enterprises; procurement procedure used; and public entities with greater fiscal allocation. The analysis considers: the information from the National Public Procurement Service; Superintendence of Companies; and the results of research conducted with representatives of SMEs in the graphic sector. The aim is to answer the following questions: Do SMEs in the graphics industry know how to participate in public procurement processes? Have SMEs in the graphics sector been involved in public procurement processes? What is the participation of SMEs in the graphics sector in public procurement, in the past few years? This study presents the situation of the graphics sector in procurement processes and the ability to perform the same analysis to other sectors.

Keywords

• PyMES
• compras públicas
• sector gráfico
• industria