Press 2016-10-28 Effective supervision of competition is in the interests of both consumers and companies, declares the Swedish Competition Authority in a statement submitted to the Swedish Government. Providing the Competition Authority with...

Press 2016-10-28 According to the Swedish Competition Authority, Arbetsförmedlingen violated the procurement regulations when purchasing IT consultancy services. Existing contracts have been extended without publication of a contract notice....

Press 2016-10-20 The Swedish Competition Authority is requesting that Norrbotten County Council be ordered to pay procurement fines after conducting the illegal direct award of contracts.

Press 2016-10-05 When the Swedish Competition Authority has taken legal proceedings against public actors that compete with private companies, it has been difficult to obtain redress from the courts. A recent report presents a review of the...

Press 2016-10-03 Kils municipality has been criticised by the Swedish Competition Authority for not publicly procuring certain technical consultancy services. Through its actions, the municipality has infringed the law on procurement.

Press 2016-09-28 Private labels have helped to keep consumer prices down. A new report from the Swedish Competition Authority describes this situation and reviews different brands of drinking milk, among other products.

Press 2016-09-27 Broadband development is advancing at a rapid rate in Sweden. In the rural areas, it is common for the “byalag” or local rural resident association, with the support of society, to drive this development forward. The very fir...

Press 2016-08-29 The Swedish Competition Authority is demanding that the County Council of Västernorrland be ordered to pay a procurement fine of SEK 700,000 after incorrectly procuring a staffing service.