The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) recently launched a new handbook explaining what is bid rigging and ways to detect it. Read “Help Us Detect Bid Rigging” here.
Posts tagged ‘bid rigging’
Practical Seminar Preventing Bid Rigging in Public Procurement
November 6th, 2013
Dates: 25th – 26th November 2013, Berlin Organiser: The European Academy for Taxes, Economics & Law Location: Mercure Hotel Berlin City With Experts from: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (ERBD), Procurement Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Procurement Swedish Competition Authority, Department for Enforcement of Public Procurement Laws Irish Competition Authority, Cartels […]
Bid Rigging – Japan
October 12th, 2011
The JFTC has published a report concerning measures taken by procurement agencies to prevent procurement officials from being involved in bid rigging.
Detecting and Preventing Bid-rigging in Barbados
July 13th, 2010
On June 16th and 17th, 2010 the Fair Trading Commission of Barbados conducted a training workshop on Detecting, Mitigating and Fighting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement. The workshop brought together senior public sector officials from government departments and agencies. The aim of the workshop was to sensitize all agencies involved on how to detect […]
Play Fair in Brazil (and watch the World Cup)
July 5th, 2010
The Brazilian Ministry of Justice uses effective and timely images in its Play Fair program to raise awareness of bid rigging cartels and the possible penalties. Click here. Underscoring the place of football in Brazil and the poignancy of using it as a theme for awareness efforts, the Brazilian agencies change their operating hours […]
Bid-rigging: awareness campaigns
June 29th, 2010
The Swedish Competition Authority has an ongoing project to raise the awareness of public procurement officers about bid-rigging. The initiative includes a checklist on how to recognise bid-rigging, a brochure with examples, and online ads. For more information, click here. Related to the topic, the Cartel Working Group has an upcoming project on cartel […]
Competition, ICN and the 2010 Olympics
January 29th, 2010
From February 12-28, thousands of athletes from around the world will gather in Vancouver, Canada for the 21st Olympic Winter Games in the name of a concept dear to the antitrust community – competition. Their continuing pursuit of better performances will affirm what we know through our enforcement efforts: competition leads to the best […]