Press 2017-03-02 When the municipal body Östersundshem purchased a large number of supplementary houses (so-called Attefall houses) last winter, they were in breach of procurement rules. The Swedish Competition Authority has concluded that th...

Press 2017-02-23 The investigations of the Welfare Commission have not shown any so-called excess profits in those welfare markets where the contract award is made after an exposure to competition . Therefore, there is no need to regulate...

Press 2017-02-15 Lapplands kommunalförbund (the federation of local municipalities in Lappland) breached procurement rules with a purchase of educational equipment. The fact that the purchase was financed by an external party does not...

Press 2017-02-15 Smaller-scale producers of snus tobacco have reason to be pleased today. This is the view of the Swedish Competition Authority after the Patent and Market Court ruled that Swedish Match must pay fines amounting to almost SEK ...

Press 2017-01-27 The Swedish Competition Authority criticises Trosa Municipality’s purchase of meal delivery services without following the procurement regulations. This is detailed in a regulatory decision.

Press 2017-01-17 The use of so-called intermediaries in public procurement is not forbidden, but it is forbidden for a purchaser to determine which supplier the intermediary shall engage. This has been enshrined in a new report that has been...

Press 2016-12-22 Stockholm County Council is again required to pay procurement fines for two healthcare contracts that were extended without a new procurement process.

Press 2016-12-21 Municipally-owned Gothnet and Telia colluded in contravention of the Swedish Competition Act prior to and while involved in a procurement process for the City of Gothenburg. This is now confirmed in a ruling of the Patent and...