Single Register of Tenderers (RUP)

One of the requirements for taking part in public tendering processes is the Single Register of Tenderers – RUP, a legally established register maintained by chambers of commerce, in which national or foreign natural or legal persons domiciled or with a branch in Colombia who wish to enter into contracts with state entities for the execution of works, supply of goods or provision of services must be enrolled. This register contains information relating to the experience, legal capacity, financial capacity, organisational capacity and classification of the tenderer. This procedure has a maximum response time of 15 working days once the registration application has been submitted to the commercial register.

It is important to bear in mind that the RUP must be renewed annually; renewal must be carried out from the first (1st) of January and no later than the fifth (5th) working day of April each year, failing which the initial registration will be lost.