Press 2015-03-20 Umeå municipality and Skellefteå municipality are facing procurement fines of SEK 140,000 each  as they have not adhered to the public procurement regulations. The Swedish Competition Authority is now taking the municipalitie...

Press 2015-03-12 The decision of Swedbank, which already owns Fastighetsbyrån, to cancel the purchase of Svensk Fastighetsförmedling is a great success for sellers of properties, according to the Swedish Competition Authority.

Press 2015-02-12 A claim has been brought against Lund municipality, entailing a SEK 250,000 procurement fine for not having followed the rules for public procurement. The Swedish Competition Authority has brought a claim before the court,...

2015-02-03 The Competition Authority is currently examining competition problems in the hotel sector and invited market stakeholders to submit their views in December.

Press 2015-01-27 There is a need for better dialogue between public purchasers and suppliers, claim the Swedish Competition Authority, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, SALAR, as well as Teknikföretagen who are now...

Press 2015-01-23 State-owned company Akademiska Hus is required to follow the Swedish Public Procurement Act. The Administrative Court of Appeal in Sundsvall has ruled that it must pay SEK 3 million in procurement fines for an infringement on...

Press 2015-01-21 The Swedish Competition Authority has updated the environmental requirements for vehicles and transport which can be imposed during public procurement. The requirements aim to reduce emissions of exhaust gas such as carbon...

Press 2014-12-19 Municipally-owned company Bergs Tingslags Elektriska AB is facing a procurement fine of SEK 550,000 for awarding a contract for excavation services unlawfully.