Watchdog welcomes conviction for bid-rigging school transport tenders

CCPC opened an investigation in 2016 following a complaint alleging cartel behaviour

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission chair Brian McHugh has welcomed a decision to convict five men of engaging in anto-competitive practice regarding a tender competition for publicly funded school transport services in the south-west.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has welcomed a decision to convict five men of engaging in anto-competitive practice regarding a tender competition for publicly funded school transport services in the south-west.

A jury at the Central Criminal Court on Thursday found the men had attempted to distort competition in the market. The offences took place between 2014 and 2016.