... contracts, splitting of a project below competition thresholds, restrictive selection criteria and awarding the contract on nomination emerge as CRAs with the highest driving power. Horizontal collusion among vendors strongly depends on practices followed in the procuring organization. Research...

.... H57 D44 K21 Bid rigging in endemic in public procurement markets. While sizeable resources are deployed by antitrust authorities to detect cartels, policymakers are engaged in a seamless worldwide effort, providing operational guidelines [ 1 ] to public buyers to reduce the risk of collusion...