Конкурентный и рынков орган (CMA) Великобритании ведет переговоры с Министерством обороны (MoD) о сокращении манипуляций на тендерах в своих цепочках поставок, стремясь получить доступ к данным закупок MoD для сканирования подозрительных паттернов. CMA aim to centralise government procurement data collection to combat manipulation costing taxpayers an estimated £3.5bn annually. It is already piloting its digital tool with the Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Education, and Ministry of Justice, generating enforcement leads.

The regulator notes that government contracts are prime bid-rigging targets due to their value, volume and frequency, and calls for centralised cross-government commitment to achieve real impact. Since the pandemic, public procurement scrutiny has intensified, with a new debarment regime banning companies from bidding on public contracts for up to five years if they breach competition laws. Defence industry expert Trevor Taylor warns that non-defence specialists supplying generic products to the MoD may be tempted by costly collaboration, though he is unaware of widespread bid-rigging in the sector.