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02 June 2025Press release

Important for municipalities to evaluate their sales activities in the home charging market

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30 May 2025Press release

Strålfors' acquisition of 21 Grams cleared following extensive commitments

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28 May 2025Press release

The Swedish Higher Education Authority to pay procurement fine for improper purchase of consultancy services

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03 April 2025Press release

Online healthcare companies fined for anti-competitive agreement on advertising digital health services

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21 March 2025Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority’s decision to fine supplier of bathroom and kitchen fixtures for price-fixing upheld

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20 March 2025Press release

Swedish Police Authority purchased shell garments in an incorrect way

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31 January 2025News

Marie Östman appointed new Director General of the Swedish Competition Authority

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02 December 2024Press release

Commitments from fuel companies improve conditions for price competition

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26 November 2024Press release

IVO conducted an unlawful procurement of a business system

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19 November 2024Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority's decision to prohibit Apotekstjänst's acquisition of Svensk dos remains in effect

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17 October 2024Press release

Region Skåne bought medical supplies without public procurement

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15 October 2024Press release

Axfood allowed to acquire City Gross

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07 October 2024Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority investigates competition in the road fuel market

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03 October 2024Press release

Systematic late payments to suppliers seemed an unfair trade method

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01 October 2024News

Hanna Witt Acting Director General of the Swedish Competition Authority

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27 September 2024Press release

Borås’ waste services agreement was an illegal direct award of contract

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24 May 2024Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority's decision to fine a wholesale company stands firm after court review

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29 April 2024Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority prohibits Apotekstjänst's acquisition of Svensk dos

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21 February 2024Press release

Nacka municipality should have procured a construction contract

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14 February 2024Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority proposes legislative changes to regulate the operation of church-owned funeral homes

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16 January 2024Press release

Competition law applies to the labour market too

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21 December 2023News

The Swedish Competition Authority concludes investigation into subscription services for digital books

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20 December 2023Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority fines HVAC company for resale price maintenance

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01 November 2023Press release

Commitments from two breweries open up better competition for the supply of strong beer

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27 September 2023Press release

The construction of a sports center should have been announced according to the Swedish Public Procurement Act

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20 September 2023Press release

The government is proposing that the Swedish Competition Authority receives an expanded budget for competition enforcement

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19 September 2023Press release

Extended powers provide the Swedish Competition Authority with better conditions to combat illegal direct award of contract

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11 July 2023Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority accepts voluntary commitment from Finnair

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05 July 2023Press release

Temperature-controlled transport suppliers fined for prohibited cooperation

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04 July 2023Press release

The Swedish Police Authority has awarded a contract for medical services in an incorrect way

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27 June 2023Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority can see a risk for inadequate competition and unjustified price increases in the food industry

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07 June 2023Press release

Timrå’s agreement with Sundsvall should have been procured

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31 May 2023Press release

Region Västernorrland had no technical reasons for making an exception

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31 May 2023Press release

Skellefteå Municipality made an illegal direct award

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27 April 2023Press release

Region Västernorrland entered into an agreement for the operation of a restaurant without complying with the procurement rules

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06 April 2023Press release

Procurement of psychological tests was an illegal direct award of contract

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30 January 2023Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority closes the investigation concerning Svensk Mäklarstatistik

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15 December 2022Press release

Region Skåne hired an interim manager without following the procurement rules

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01 December 2022Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority fines undertakings in the sanitation sector

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29 November 2022Press release

Region Stockholm performed illegal purchase of staffing services

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07 November 2022Press release

The Västra Götaland Region has performed several illegal purchases of laboratory analysis services

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20 October 2022Press release

Taxi undertakings to pay competition fines for anticompetitive cooperation in mobility service procurement

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12 October 2022Press release

Arla Foods is not granted leniency in a case on unlawful cooperation

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29 September 2022Press release

No extreme urgency when Tyresö purchased IT services

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09 September 2022Press release

Örebro Airport performed illegal purchase of marketing services

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22 August 2022Press release

Differing compensation systems skew competition between private digital healthcare providers and healthcare centres

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04 July 2022Press release

Acquisitions in the media industry – one of several projects that are receiving research grants from the Swedish Competition Authority

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22 June 2022Press release

The pandemic was not a reason for Region Skåne to perform a direct award

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21 June 2022Press release

Region Värmland should have performed procurement of gift certificates

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03 June 2022Press release

To protect competition, the Swedish Competition Authority temporarily bans Nasdaq from offering certain shares for trade

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30 May 2022Press release

The Västra Götaland Region should have published a contract notice on the purchase of digital education in labour law

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13 May 2022Press release

The Police made illegal amendments to agreements on towing services

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10 March 2022Press release

Amended order was an illegal direct award of contract

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22 December 2021Press release

Limited competition is one of several issues in the building materials industry

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16 December 2021Press release

Collaboration with real estate company was illegal direct award

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13 December 2021Press release

Bromölla’s cooperation agreement on services related to waste management was an illegal direct award of contract

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10 December 2021Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority wants a court judgment on the contracting authority responsible for an illegal direct award

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03 December 2021Press release

Interpretation services in court are not exempt from the procurement requirement

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19 November 2021Press release

Skånetrafiken was wrong not to perform procurement of welfare transportation

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14 October 2021Press release

Arla Foods to pay administrative fine for unlawful cooperation

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01 October 2021Press release

Swedish e-commerce stands on its own feet

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10 September 2021Press release

Public works contract should have been procured

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28 July 2021Press release

Five new projects receive research grants from the Swedish Competition Authority

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02 July 2021News

The Swedish Competition Authority has published a new method for determining the size of fines for competition infringements

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01 July 2021Press release

Svensk Mäklarstatistik must continue to deliver data on the housing market

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10 June 2021Press release

Unlawful purchase of vehicle recovery services by police

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04 May 2021Press release

ATG’s financing of the horse industry is not sustainable

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15 April 2021News

The merger of Altia and Arcus is cleared after commitments

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14 April 2021Press release

Nordic Competition Authorities: Online pharmacies can increase competition in the pharmacy sector

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01 April 2021Press release

Sundbyberg Municipality made incorrect purchases of cleaning services

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30 March 2021Press release

Nyköping performed an illegal direct award of contract for groundworks

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12 March 2021Press release

Auditing agreement constituted an illegal direct award

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26 February 2021Press release

Risk for competition problems on Swedish digital markets

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11 February 2021Press release

Västerås illegally purchased IT operations

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22 December 2020Press release

Light fittings company pays administrative fine for unlawful agreement

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21 December 2020Press release

Norrköping Municipality receives criticism for the insufficient control of purchases

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18 December 2020Press release

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service procured test strips improperly

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17 December 2020Press release

Hässleholm must not deny private companies access to land to lay fibre-optic cables

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15 December 2020Press release

Malmö’s purchase of supported housing services constituted an illegal direct award of contract

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14 December 2020Press release

The Swedish Competition Authority takes legal action against Arla Foods for unlawful cooperation

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11 December 2020Press release

Interpretation services incorrectly procured by Region Blekinge

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20 November 2020Press release

Event arrangement considered an illegal direct award of contract

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19 November 2020Press release

Strengthened powers for the Swedish Competition Authority

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21 October 2020Press release

No extreme urgency when Huddinge Municipality directly awarded a contract for snow clearance

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20 October 2020Press release

Hallsberg performed an illegal direct award of construction contract

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02 October 2020Press release

Draft bill submitted to the Council on Legislation regarding a proposal for enhanced powers of the Swedish Competition Authority

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30 September 2020Press release

Parking meters were improperly procured by Örebro Municipality

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28 September 2020Press release

Nordic Competition Authorities release joint memorandum on digital platforms and the future of European policy

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07 July 2020Press release

Swedish Competition Authority accepts commitments from training company

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02 July 2020Press release

Two companies consensually agree to pay administrative fines for engaging in unlawful cooperation

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30 June 2020Press release

Temporary medical staffing costs regions more than SEK 5 billion

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23 June 2020Press release

Nynäshamn Municipality carried out an illegal direct award of a building contract

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17 June 2020Press release

No exception on artistic reasons when Örebrokompaniet purchased a light show

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11 June 2020Press release

Municipal companies are required to comply with the Swedish Transparency Act

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03 June 2020Press release

Skellefteå Kraft was not allowed to give a direct award of contract due to extreme urgency

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28 May 2020Press release

Kalix has performed an illegal direct award of the operation of a golf course

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18 March 2020Press release

Rules on sales activities by public entities have produced results, but challenges remains

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10 March 2020Press release

Inadequate contract monitoring increases the risk of corruption

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21 February 2020Press release

The Public Art Agency did not have artistic reasons for making an exception

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03 February 2020News

A new research report analyses the number of bidders and the level of litigation in Swedish public procurement

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28 January 2020Press release

The termination of a contract with a competitor did not constitute an abuse of a dominant position

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23 January 2020Press release

Kristianstad awarded a construction works contract without advertising the procurement

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16 January 2020Press release

No success in court for cheese producers

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27 December 2019Press release

Large differences in municipal housing companies’ guarantee fees

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13 December 2019Press release

Härjedalen’s Municipality acted wrongly engaging in illegal direct award outside the framework agreement

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12 December 2019Press release

The number of tenders in public procurements is increasing

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05 December 2019Press release

Exclusive agreements between training companies are prohibited

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04 December 2019Press release

Haninge’s property company not allowed to award contracts without a notice due to extreme urgency

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02 December 2019Press release

Essay competition in competition and procurement decided

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22 November 2019Press release

Kungsbacka repeatedly carried out illegal direct awards of contract

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07 November 2019News

Market study of digital platforms

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06 November 2019Press release

Social workers incorrectly procured by the Social Welfare Committee of Region Gotland

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05 November 2019Press release

Västtrafik’s extension of a consultancy agreement constituted illegal direct award

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31 October 2019Press release

More research is needed on digital platforms and how they use personal data

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27 September 2019Press release

Purchase of food did not follow the rules on procurement

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26 September 2019Press release

Bought Christmas buffet without following the rules on procurement

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13 September 2019Press release

Purchasing centre bought consultancy services without procurement

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22 August 2019Press release

Karolinska Institutet performed an illegal direct award of contract

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02 July 2019News

Nasdaq’s actions did not constitute abuse

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26 June 2019News

The Nordic Competition Authorities support a strict merger control without political interference

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17 June 2019Press release

Nine New Research Projects on Competition and Procurement

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12 June 2019Press release

Car Owners Are ‘Steered’ by Car Manufacturers and Insurance Companies

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29 May 2019Press release

Uppsala Skolfastigheter applied exception incorrectly

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23 May 2019Press release

Sala Municipality violates Framework Agreement

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30 April 2019Press release

Deal concerning cheese brands is stopped to protect consumer

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25 April 2019Press release

Purchase by Huddinge’s housing company exceeded framework agreement

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08 March 2019Press release

Hässleholm was wrong to stop the private sector laying fibre-optic cables

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28 February 2019Press release

Clarification from the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding SJ:s obligation to apply the utilities procurement rules

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28 February 2019Press release

Östra Göinge made illegal purchase in excess of frame agreement

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01 February 2019Press release

It should be easy to do the right thing

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21 January 2019Press release

Continued Competition in the Recycling Industry

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20 December 2018Press release

Dalarna and Gotland procured air medical services incorrectly

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18 December 2018Press release

Malmö awarded contracts for recruitment services illegally

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07 December 2018Press release

Sölvesborg made mistakes when purchasing social worker services

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06 December 2018Press release

Corruption limits competition

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03 December 2018Press release

Illegal procurements of temporary physicians

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29 November 2018Press release

Public procurement is a multi-billion kronor business

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26 November 2018Press release

Justify why the procurement is not divided

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12 October 2018Press release

Telge Fastigheter made an impermissible change to a contract

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14 September 2018Press release

Ragunda incorrectly purchased staffing services

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03 September 2018Press release

Local municipal requirements causing constructions costs to remain high

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30 August 2018Press release

Lund University found in breach of regulations in checks on purchasing

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02 August 2018News

Research report: A review of different types of public funding and how these should be understood in the light of EU law

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04 July 2018Press release

Make it easier to compare and change animal insurance

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02 July 2018Press release

Malmö carried out new unlawful direct procurements

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29 June 2018Press release

Swedish Match has not abused its dominance

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28 June 2018Press release

Annual grants for Research about Procurement Processes and Competition

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28 June 2018Press release

Many competition problems can be swiftly resolved

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25 June 2018Press release

Price not always the most important thing for the consumer

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21 May 2018Press release

Södertälje’s award of a concession contract was not permissible

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19 April 2018Press release

Örebro University is required to pay procurement fines

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03 April 2018Press release

UR criticised for incorrect consultancy purchases

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05 March 2018Press release

Action brought to impose procurement fines on Mariestad

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13 February 2018Press release

Telia is not guilty of collusive tendering

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12 February 2018Press release

Competition means making a choice

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05 February 2018Press release

Injunction to provide access to recycling stations

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02 February 2018Press release

Knivsta Municipality is required to pay procurement fines

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19 December 2017Press release

Emmaboda censured for wrongful purchases

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11 December 2017Press release

Umeå Energi fined for unlawful direct award

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01 December 2017Press release

Stockholm municipality faced with procurement fines

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01 December 2017Press release

Lerum municipality faced with procurement fines

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29 November 2017Press release

Court decision on competition clauses

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15 November 2017Press release

Public procurements worth SEK 642 billion

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15 November 2017Press release

Essays about medication and rental agreements receive prizes from the Swedish Competition Authority

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09 November 2017Press release

Södertälje required to pay procurement fines

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25 October 2017Press release

Bollebygd criticised for purchase of modular housing

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13 October 2017Press release

Lidköping Municipality required to pay procurement fines

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04 October 2017Press release

Region Västra Götaland required to pay procurement fines

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29 June 2017Press release

No exemption from procurement rules for non-profit contractors

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20 June 2017News

Investigation into car advertisements closed

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19 June 2017Press release

The County Council of Västerbotten is criticised for unauthorised direct procurement

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Important for municipalities to evaluate their sales activities in the home charging market

Strålfors' acquisition of 21 Grams cleared following extensive commitments

The Swedish Higher Education Authority to pay procurement fine for improper purchase of consultancy services

Online healthcare companies fined for anti-competitive agreement on advertising digital health services

The Swedish Competition Authority’s decision to fine supplier of bathroom and kitchen fixtures for price-fixing upheld

Swedish Police Authority purchased shell garments in an incorrect way

Marie Östman appointed new Director General of the Swedish Competition Authority

Commitments from fuel companies improve conditions for price competition

IVO conducted an unlawful procurement of a business system

The Swedish Competition Authority's decision to prohibit Apotekstjänst's acquisition of Svensk dos remains in effect

Region Skåne bought medical supplies without public procurement

Axfood allowed to acquire City Gross

The Swedish Competition Authority investigates competition in the road fuel market

Systematic late payments to suppliers seemed an unfair trade method

Hanna Witt Acting Director General of the Swedish Competition Authority

Borås’ waste services agreement was an illegal direct award of contract

The Swedish Competition Authority's decision to fine a wholesale company stands firm after court review

The Swedish Competition Authority prohibits Apotekstjänst's acquisition of Svensk dos

Nacka municipality should have procured a construction contract

The Swedish Competition Authority proposes legislative changes to regulate the operation of church-owned funeral homes

Competition law applies to the labour market too

The Swedish Competition Authority concludes investigation into subscription services for digital books

The Swedish Competition Authority fines HVAC company for resale price maintenance

Commitments from two breweries open up better competition for the supply of strong beer

The construction of a sports center should have been announced according to the Swedish Public Procurement Act

The government is proposing that the Swedish Competition Authority receives an expanded budget for competition enforcement

Extended powers provide the Swedish Competition Authority with better conditions to combat illegal direct award of contract

The Swedish Competition Authority accepts voluntary commitment from Finnair

Temperature-controlled transport suppliers fined for prohibited cooperation

The Swedish Police Authority has awarded a contract for medical services in an incorrect way

The Swedish Competition Authority can see a risk for inadequate competition and unjustified price increases in the food industry

Timrå’s agreement with Sundsvall should have been procured

Region Västernorrland had no technical reasons for making an exception

Skellefteå Municipality made an illegal direct award

Region Västernorrland entered into an agreement for the operation of a restaurant without complying with the procurement rules

Procurement of psychological tests was an illegal direct award of contract

The Swedish Competition Authority closes the investigation concerning Svensk Mäklarstatistik

Region Skåne hired an interim manager without following the procurement rules

The Swedish Competition Authority fines undertakings in the sanitation sector

Region Stockholm performed illegal purchase of staffing services

The Västra Götaland Region has performed several illegal purchases of laboratory analysis services

Taxi undertakings to pay competition fines for anticompetitive cooperation in mobility service procurement

Arla Foods is not granted leniency in a case on unlawful cooperation

No extreme urgency when Tyresö purchased IT services

Örebro Airport performed illegal purchase of marketing services

Differing compensation systems skew competition between private digital healthcare providers and healthcare centres

Acquisitions in the media industry – one of several projects that are receiving research grants from the Swedish Competition Authority

The pandemic was not a reason for Region Skåne to perform a direct award

Region Värmland should have performed procurement of gift certificates

To protect competition, the Swedish Competition Authority temporarily bans Nasdaq from offering certain shares for trade

The Västra Götaland Region should have published a contract notice on the purchase of digital education in labour law

The Police made illegal amendments to agreements on towing services

Amended order was an illegal direct award of contract

Limited competition is one of several issues in the building materials industry

Collaboration with real estate company was illegal direct award

Bromölla’s cooperation agreement on services related to waste management was an illegal direct award of contract

The Swedish Competition Authority wants a court judgment on the contracting authority responsible for an illegal direct award

Interpretation services in court are not exempt from the procurement requirement

Skånetrafiken was wrong not to perform procurement of welfare transportation

Arla Foods to pay administrative fine for unlawful cooperation

Swedish e-commerce stands on its own feet

Public works contract should have been procured

Five new projects receive research grants from the Swedish Competition Authority

The Swedish Competition Authority has published a new method for determining the size of fines for competition infringements

Svensk Mäklarstatistik must continue to deliver data on the housing market

Unlawful purchase of vehicle recovery services by police

ATG’s financing of the horse industry is not sustainable

The merger of Altia and Arcus is cleared after commitments

Nordic Competition Authorities: Online pharmacies can increase competition in the pharmacy sector

Sundbyberg Municipality made incorrect purchases of cleaning services

Nyköping performed an illegal direct award of contract for groundworks

Auditing agreement constituted an illegal direct award

Risk for competition problems on Swedish digital markets

Västerås illegally purchased IT operations

Light fittings company pays administrative fine for unlawful agreement

Norrköping Municipality receives criticism for the insufficient control of purchases

The Swedish Prison and Probation Service procured test strips improperly

Hässleholm must not deny private companies access to land to lay fibre-optic cables