Transparency alert in Mexico! PurchasingNet disappears and risks of corruption in public works grow

The historic PurchasingNet platform, which for 28 years stored key information on public contracts in Mexico, was eliminated in April 2025, leaving 2.6 million contracts with a value of 9.9 trillion pesos inaccessible. Experts warn of a setback in transparency and an increase in opacity that opens the door to corruption in public works. The new Digital Platform for Public Contracts, which replaces PurchasingNet, has been criticized for replicati…