By Ministerial Agreement No. 00126-2020 of March 11, 2020, the
Ministry of Health declared a state of sanitary emergency in
Ecuador due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Subsequently, by
Executive Decree No. 1017 of March 16, 2020, the President of the
Republic declared a state of emergency throughout the national
territory. Consequently, various resolutions and administrative
provisions have been established to regulate public management and
the relations between the Public Administration and those
administered.
In this context, the National Public Procurement Service –
SERCOP issued the regulations applicable to the state of exception
and emergency, in order to coordinate actions to fulfill its
purposes and, in particular, guarantee the rights of suppliers to
avoid discretion of contracting entities during public procurement
processes due to emergencies.
