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Honesty pays - How to detect and prevent bid-rigging cartels

Honesty pays - How to detect and prevent bid-rigging cartels

COMPETITION, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT, 2015 Bid-rigging cartels lead to reduced competition, higher prices and less development and innovation. Bid-rigging cartels harm the economy and undermine procurements, which has an adverse effect on our collective resources and costs taxpayers money.

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Bid-rigging cartels are hard to detect. Contracting authorities and public procurement officers are the key players in detecting and preventing bid-rigging cartels. The Swedish Competition Authority wants to help you as a procurement officer by providing concrete tips on how to reduce the risk of bid-rigging cartels and, in doing so, save time and money.

Published: 2015-10-14
Number of pages: 28

Honesty pays - How to detect and prevent bid-rigging cartels (1.6 MB)

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