Spain: Up to €48 bn in losses from lack of competition, regulator finds

Spanish competition agency CNMC has calculated the excess cost of lack of competition in the country’s public contract bids at 48 billion euros. The agency, concerned over losses in a sector representing over 15% of GDP, has launched a campaign in order to request public officials’ collaboration in improving the contract assignment procedures, as well as improving processes to go after irregularities.

The super-agency has held several talks with various government dependencies, creating a list of elements that should be considered when evaluating the possible existence of uncompetitive agreements between companies participating in a public contract bid.

A few of the elements discussed include the presence of a small number of competitors, incoherent offerings, un-justified similarities in proposals and other suspicious behavior.

Full Content: Europa Press

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