Written question asked by Baroness Kennedy of Cradley (Labour) on Thursday, 14 December 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 January 2018. It was answered by Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 December 2017 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
Local Government: Procurement
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to help local authorities detect procurement bid rigging in contracts for which they are responsible.
- Answer
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a Screening for Cartels tool that will help public procurement professionals identify suspicious behaviour by suppliers when bidding for contracts:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/screening-for-cartels-tool-for-procurers
The CMA has also produced other guidance on bid-rigging to help procurers, including an e-learning module that gives pointers on what to look out for:
https://builtintelligence.com/pages/learn-how-to-spot-bid-rigging
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL4201
- Session
- 2017-19
- Attachment
- Screening for Cartels tool
- Subjects
- Local government Procurement Price fixing
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