A practical guide to the licitation process in Mexican public procurement

Mexico is the world’s fifth largest oil producer, providing significant opportunities for North East oil service companies. But the “licitation” process (the term used for tender/bid procedures in Mexican public procurement) for dealing with Pemex, the state-owned, nationalised oil company, is bureaucratic and inflexible, with tight time limits.

Colin Watson, a director with Aberdeen-based commercial advisers B2M Ltd, has prepared a thorough and practical seven-page guide to the Pemex licitation process, covering such topics as:

where to find advance notices of licitation
what company information you will have to supply
what preparatory work you can do in the UK
liability issues
advice on timescales
a check list of required documentation

Click here to download the B2M guide in pdf format.

Colin Watson was a practising solicitor specialising in commercial litigation for fourteen years before setting up B2M Ltd in 2002 to offer expert advice on Intellectual Property, exporting, due diligence and other contractual and commercial issues. He has widespread experience of working abroad, is also a director of the Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, and lectures part-time at The Robert Gordon University.

Colin was assisted in preparing this guide by Juan Carlos Collado, lawyer of CM&W Abogados, Mexico City, who is a specialist in Mexican public procurement.

For further information, you can contact Colin Watson at ccw@b2mltd.com