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Draft revised guidance on our approach to assessing merger efficiencies
The CMA has been delivering a programme of work to embed our 4Ps framework – pace, predictability, proportionality, and process – across our merger control function. In January 2026, we launched a review into our approach to the assessment of rivalry-enhancing efficiencies in mergers. We are now consulting on proposed updates to our guidelines. We have published: draft revised guidance, which is intended to replace the text currently in paragraphs 8.2 to 8.27 of our...
Vets market investigation: draft funding Order and Undertakings
In March 2026, we published the final report of our market investigation into the supply of veterinary services for household pets . This found that the current system is not working as well as it should for pet owners, veterinary professionals and the animals they care for. To address the problems we have found, we will introduce Orders placing requirements on veterinary businesses and anticipate accepting Undertakings from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). ...
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Procurement fraud risk webinar
Registration is now closed. Please do not complete the registration form. If you have any questions, please email events@cma.gov.uk Bid-rigging poses a serious risk to government procurement. When suppliers collude rather than compete, costs rise and wrongdoing is deliberately concealed — with public sector bodies among those affected. Join this free webinar with enforcement leads Richard Brown and Sarah Cawthorne at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), to learn how to...
Webinar: the SAU's first monitoring report on the effectiveness of the Subsidy Control Act 2022 and its impact on competition and investment in the UK
The Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU) laid its first monitoring report in Parliament on 25 June 2026. This webinar goes over the key findings of our review of the effectiveness of the Subsidy Control Act 2022, and its impact on competition and investment in the UK. The report covers the period from the commencement of the Act on 4 January 2023, through to 30 March 2026. We will cover our key findings on: public authorities' experiences of identifying and assessing subsidies and...