Agencia Nacional de Contratación Pública - Colombia Compra Eficiente -

What Agencia Nacional de Contratación Pública - Colombia Compra Eficiente - does

ANCP-CCE (Agencia Nacional de Contratación Pública - Colombia Compra Eficiente) is the national public procurement agency of the Republic of Colombia, operating under the executive branch as a state entity. It is the legally mandated provider of the country's electronic procurement infrastructure, serving approximately 4,142 state entities (national and territorial) as of January 2017, plus government suppliers and citizens. Its core mandate is to develop, operate, and standardize the platforms through which all Colombian public contracting must be conducted, while increasing transparency and reducing corruption risk in government spending.

The agency's product ecosystem centers on SECOP I (legacy) and SECOP II (current-generation) electronic procurement platforms, complemented by the Tienda Virtual del Estado Colombiano (TVEC) framework-agreement marketplace, the SIGEC post-award contract management system, the Mi Mercado Popular channel for popular-economy suppliers, the SECOBOT virtual assistant, the Plan Anual de Adquisiciones (PAA) annual planning tool, and the Clasificador UNSPSC covering 149,850 product/service codes. Supporting assets include the Observatorio Oficial de Contratación Estatal, Datos Abiertos open-data portal, Relatoría normative repository, Documentos Tipo standardized templates, and the Escuela de Formación Virtual free e-learning platform. Distribution is digital-only across Colombia.

As a national government agency, ANCP-CCE is funded through Colombia's national budget and provides all platforms, training, and support free of charge to state entities, suppliers, and citizens. The revenue model is therefore not commercial; the agency's economic relevance is measured by the procurement flow it governs rather than top-line revenue. The Director General is Cristóbal Padilla, and the headquarters is in Bogotá (Carrera 7 No. 26-20, Edificio Seguros Tequendama).

Name

Agencia Nacional de Contratación Pública - Colombia Compra Eficiente -

Legal name

Agencia Nacional de Contratación Pública - Colombia Compra Eficiente

Website

https://colombiacompra.gov.co

Company type

Public

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Colombia's national public procurement agency (ANCP-CCE), operating the mandatory SECOP I/II, TVEC, SIGEC, and UNSPSC platforms for all state entities, suppliers, and citizens nationwide. Funded by the national budget with all services provided free of charge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector E-Procurement Software

NAICS

Public Administration (92), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Catalog & eProcurement Enablement (Punchout, Item Master) (BPAAAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sourcing Support & RFx Administration (RFI/RFP/RFQ) (BPAAAJAC), Competition Policy, State Aid & Public Procurement Regulatory Cooperation (BPADANAO)

Keywords

• Public procurement systems
• Electronic government contracting
• State entity procurement
• Framework agreement marketplace
• Government contract management

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-funded operations: As a Colombian government agency, Colombia Compra Eficiente is funded through the national budget. All services including platforms, training, and support are provided free of charge to state entities, suppliers, and citizens.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Colombia Compra Eficiente operates the national electronic public procurement platforms (SECOP I, SECOP II, TVEC, SIGEC) through which Colombian state entities publish contracting processes, receive bids, and execute contracts. It also provides the UNSPSC-based product/service classification system, standardized contract templates (Documentos Tipo), the Mi Mercado Popular channel for popular-economy suppliers, the Observatorio Oficial de Contratación Estatal, and a free Virtual Training School for officials, suppliers, and citizens.

Product overview

ANCP Colombia Compra Eficiente operates a multi-platform public procurement ecosystem. The core platform consists of SECOP I (legacy) and SECOP II (current generation) for managing the full contracting lifecycle, complemented by TVEC for framework agreement procurement and Mi Mercado Popular for popular economy participation. Supporting systems include SIGEC for post-award contract management, SECOBOT for user assistance, the Clasificador UNSPSC for standardized product classification, Documentos Tipo for standard templates, and the Relatoría for normative documentation. The ecosystem also includes the Escuela de Formación Virtual for training and Datos Abiertos for procurement analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SECOP I: Public procurement platform for state entities to manage and publish contracting information (legacy version).
• SECOP II
• TVEC - Tienda Virtual del Estado Colombiano
• SIGEC
• Mi Mercado Popular
• SECOBOT
• Escuela de Formación Virtual
• Observatorio Oficial de Contratación Estatal
• Documentos Tipo

Products and services

• SECOP I Legacy electronic public procurement platform where state entities publish and manage contracting processes, contracts, and annual acquisition plans.
• SECOP II Current-generation electronic public procurement system enabling entities to manage the full contracting lifecycle including process creation, offer submission, electronic contracts, and contractual management.
• TVEC - Tienda Virtual del Estado Colombiano Virtual marketplace enabling state entities to procure goods and services through pre-established framework agreements, supporting demand aggregation mechanisms.
• SIGEC - Sistema de Gestión Contractual Contractual management system integrated with SECOP for managing the post-award phase of public procurement.
• Mi Mercado Popular Platform for popular-economy vendors to participate in public procurement processes, featuring demand aggregation mechanisms.
• SECOBOT Chatbot/virtual agent providing automated assistance to users for queries related to public procurement procedures and platform navigation.
• Escuela de Formación Virtual Virtual training platform offering e-learning courses on public procurement for government officials, suppliers, citizens, and popular-economy participants.
• Documentos Tipo Standardized procurement document templates for different contract types and sectors, including infrastructure, transport, and basic services.
• Clasificador de Bienes y Servicios (UNSPSC) Product and service classification system based on the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code for standardizing public procurement descriptions.
• Relatoría Documentation and normative repository providing access to court rulings, legal concepts, regulations, and standard procurement documents.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12.4% increase in PAA publication compliance by state entities in 2017 vs 2016
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• United Nations (UNSPSC)coreTechnology or IntegrationColombia Compra Eficiente uses the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC) classification system for categorizing all goods and services in public procurement. The agency maintains and updates 149,850 UNSPSC codes for use across all Colombian government contracting.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Peers

• SERCOP (Ecuador):

Broad incumbents

• Find a Tender Service (UK): The UK's post-Brexit replacement for the EU's OJEU/TED for publishing UK public procurement notices. Comparable as a national government e-procurement publication and award platform with mandatory supplier-side disclosures.
• GeBIZ (Singapore): Singapore's government e-procurement portal operated by the Ministry of Finance. Comparable as a national mandatory e-procurement platform, though it sits within a broader smart-nation government services ecosystem and serves a smaller (city-state) market.
• KONEPS (Korea): Korea's national e-procurement system (Government-to-Business) managed by the Public Procurement Service. Comparable as a comprehensive national e-procurement platform with mandatory adoption, framework agreements, and standardized classification — though much more mature and globally benchmarked.
• SAM.gov (United States): The U.S. federal government's central contracting system for supplier registration, opportunity posting, and award data. Comparable as a national mandatory procurement platform with supplier registry (similar to RUP), though the U.S. system is decentralized at state/local level unlike Colombia's centralized model.
• GeM - Government e-Marketplace (India): India's national government e-marketplace for procurement of goods and services. Comparable as a large-scale national e-procurement platform with framework agreements, supplier onboarding, and inclusion-focused tracks for small/micro enterprises similar to Mi Mercado Popular.
• TED (Tenders Electronic Daily) - EU: The Official Journal of the EU public procurement, publishing EU-wide and national procurement notices. Comparable as a transparency-driven supranational procurement publication system; broader scope (multi-country) but similar role in standardizing and publishing procurement information.

Direct peers

• OSCE - Organismo Supervisor de las Contrataciones del Estado (Peru): Peru's national procurement supervisory agency operating SEACE (Sistema Electrónico de Contrataciones del Estado) — the mandatory e-procurement system for Peruvian state entities. Directly comparable in mandate, regulatory authority, and platform-based public procurement oversight.
• ChileCompra (Dirección de Compras y Contratación Pública): Chile's national public procurement agency operating MercadoPúblico, the equivalent mandatory e-procurement platform for Chilean state entities. Most directly comparable peer given shared Latin American regulatory mandate, framework agreement (Convenio Marco) model similar to TVEC, and centralized supplier registry.
• Compranet (Mexico): Mexico's federal electronic public procurement system managed by SHCP. Directly comparable as a national e-procurement platform for government contracting with mandatory adoption across Mexican federal entities, similar in scope and regulatory structure to SECOP.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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