Snapshot of the use of framework agreements in Chile

Since their establishment in 2003, the use of framework agreements in Chile has increased dramatically. More contracting authorities rely on this collaborative procurement instrument, and awarded suppliers have doubled in the last two years. Under the responsibility of Chile’s Central Purchasing Body, ChileCompra, the sustainability and efficiency of the system are now at stake, which poses new challenges on how to support and manage the increasing use of this instrument. This chapter provides an overview of the major trends of the existing public procurement system in Chile and highlights the underlying objectives of framework agreements. It also includes the results from a benchmarking exercise across several OECD and non-OECD countries, which uses the responses received from the 2015 OECD Survey on Centralised Framework Agreements.