Registro de Proveedores (SICOP supplier registry) — Costa Rica
The Registro de Proveedores inside SICOP is Costa Rica’s central supplier database many contracting entities use to verify provider eligibility and find vendors for public procurement.
What the registry contains and does
The Registro de Proveedores is the supplier list within SICOP that stores identification, contact and qualification information for providers habilitated to participate in public contracting. Contracting entities consult this module to verify provider data and link suppliers to catalogue and price‑bank modules.
Distinction from separate institutional lists
Registration occurs through SICOP and many contracting entities treat the SICOP registry as their authoritative provider list. The IMAS website notes that suppliers who register in SICOP automatically form part of IMAS’s provider registry and no longer need a separate institutional inscription.
Practical consequence for a supplier
Registering in SICOP makes a supplier discoverable by buyers, enables submission of offers via SICOP procedures described in the provider manuals, and permits use of SICOP’s supplier‑evaluation features when contracting entities perform post‑award assessments.
Sources
- Ministerio de Hacienda — Informe Gestión DCoP (Registro de Proveedores description) (https://www.hacienda.go.cr/docs/MH-DCoP-INF-0001-2024InformegestionDCoPa%C3%B1o2023.pdf)
- SICOP — Manual registro de proveedor jurídico nacional o extranjero (provider registration manual) (https://www.sicop.go.cr/atDocs/manuales_proveedor/P-PS-207-12-2025_Manual_registro_de_proveedor_subcontratista_juridico_nacional_o_extranjero_en_SICOP.pdf)
- IMAS — Registro de proveedores (notes SICOP registration automatically forms part of IMAS registry) (https://www.imas.go.cr/es/general/registro-de-proveedores)
Reviewed: October 27, 2026
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