Press 2017-10-04 Region Västra Götaland breached procurement regulations when a contract for a maternity centre was extended without a contract notice being publicised and competitively offered. The Swedish Competition Authority is now...

Press 2017-09-08 The competition authorities in the Nordic countries now have an effective tool in their fight against cartels and companies who abuse their market power. A new Nordic cooperation agreement makes it easier for the competition...

2017-06-29 The government has today appointed Rikard Jermsten as Director General of the Swedish Competition Authority. He has most recently held the position of Senior Judge of Appeal, Head of Division at the Administrative Court of...

Press 2017-06-29 There is no exception that excludes, for example, non-profit organizations from the procurement rules. This was established by the Swedish Competition Authority in an application concerning Alingsås municipality’s procurement...

2017-06-20 As a result of the advertising sites Blocket and Byt Bil changing their terms and conditions for car dealers wishing to advertise, the Swedish Competition Authority has now closed its investigation.

Press 2017-06-19 The Swedish Competition Authority has criticised the County Council of Västerbotten for making illegal direct awards of surgical trays. The procurement should have been announced in accordance with the required procurement...

Press 2017-06-14 It was good that the municipalities started their own homes for care and housing (known as HVB homes in Sweden) to take care of children seeking asylum in 2015-2016. Procuring places at private HVB homes would have taken a lo...

Press 2017-06-02 How does competition affect work environments in schools? This is one of the new research areas to receive funding from the Swedish Competition Authority. A total of ten new research projects will share this year's SEK 4.7...