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035 _a(Sirsi) u126119
100 _aJones, M.
245 _aDon't get caught in cahoots
260 _c2004
490 _aBuilding
_v269(8329) 23 April 2004, 60-61(2)
520 _aReports on the latest efforts of the OFT to reduce the incidents of price-fixing. Notes that the UK's anti-cartel rules are contained in the Competition Act 1998 and the Enterprise Act 2002. The Enterprise Act has made the existing rules even tougher and introduces US-style criminal sanctions for serious cartel activities. Makes the distinction between two forms of co-operating in the tender process. Collusive tendering which occurs when competitors decide to collaborate without informing the procuring organisation is stricly prohibited. Joint bidding or tendering, where potentially competing tenderers openly submit a joint bid to the procurer, may be permissible.
590 _aABS
590 _aABS
650 _aCOMPETITION ACT 1998
650 _aENTERPRISE ACT 2002
650 _aCOMPETITION RULES
650 _aCARTELS
690 _aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-CONTRACTS
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