Characterization of the firm-firm public procurement co-bidding network from the State of Ceara (Brazil) municipalities

被引:10
作者
Lyra, Marcos S. [1 ,2 ]
Curado, Antonio [1 ]
Damasio, Bruno [1 ]
Bacao, Fernando [1 ]
Pinheiro, Flavio L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nova Lisboa, Informat Management Sch IMS, Campus Campolide, P-1070312 Lisbon, Portugal
[2] Tribunal Contas Estado Ceara, Rua Sena Madureira 1047, BR-60055080 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
关键词
Public procurement; Network analysis; Data mining; Co-bidding network; Brazil; MODEL;
D O I
10.1007/s41109-021-00418-y
中图分类号
TP301 [理论、方法];
学科分类号
081202 ;
摘要
Fraud in public funding can have deleterious consequences for societies' economic, social, and political well-being. Fraudulent activity associated with public procurement contracts accounts for losses of billions of euros every year. Thus, it is of utmost relevance to explore analytical frameworks that can help public authorities identify agents that are more susceptible to irregular activities. Here, we use standard network science methods to study the co-bidding relationships between firms that participate in public tenders issued by the 184 municipalities of the State of Ceara (Brazil) between 2015 and 2019. We identify 22 groups/communities of firms with similar patterns of procurement activity, defined by their geographic and activity scopes. The profiling of the communities allows us to highlight organizations that are more susceptible to market manipulation and irregular activities. Our work reinforces the potential application of network analysis in policy to unfold the complex nature of relationships between market agents in a scenario of scarce data.
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