Competition act threatens to put spotlight on purchasing consortia

Procurement directors involved in purchasing consortia could fall victim to dawn raids by the Office of Fair Trading when the new Competition Act 1998 comes into law, according to a solicitor and memb
Procurement directors involved in purchasing consortia could fall victim to dawn raids by the Office of Fair Trading when the new Competition Act 1998 comes into law, according to a solicitor and member of CIPS’s legal committee.

The scenario might be extreme, but the OFT will need only a reasonable suspicion, not definite proof as now required, that an agreement...

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