Since May 2019, the “Integrated Strategy for the New National Public Procurement System” (Estrategia Integral del Nuevo Sistema Nacional de Contrataciones Públicas) started to apply. It’s interesting for foreign companies that besides focusing on social responsibility, this new system looks to open up to having a more diverse number of potential suppliers. In this context, supplier diversity is thought to mean more opportunities to new or foreign companies.
While Mexico offers lucrative opportunities, the tendering process can be highly competitive. For most opportunities, it is not required to have a local representative or an office in Mexico to bid on a tender, but it’s still recommended to have a partner to help with bureaucracy and spanish.