The Swedish Competition Authority ( sv, Konkurrensverket, abbreviated KKV) is a
Swedish government agency organized under the
Ministry of Enterprise tasked to promote and safeguard competition in the private and public sector, to the benefit of all consumers and market participants. The agency ensures that contracting authorities comply with
public procurement
Government procurement or public procurement is the procurement of goods, services and works on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency. Amounting to 12 percent of global GDP in 2018, government procurement accounts for a subst ...
rules, propose legislative changes to improve competition, disseminates information about the rules that apply, and provides grants for research on competition and
procurement
Procurement is the method of discovering and agreeing to terms and purchasing goods, Service (economics), services, or other works from an external source, often with the use of a tendering or competitive bidding process. When a government agenc ...
.
History
The agency was founded in 1992, when it replaced the National Price and Competition Board ( sv, Statens pris- och konkurrensverk) and Office of the Competition Ombudsman ( sv, Näringsfrihetsombudsmannen).
In 2007 the Board for Public Procurement ( sv, Nämnden för offentlig upphandling) was dissolved, and its operations – oversight on public procurement – were taken over by the Swedish Competition Authority.
Organisation
The agency is based in
Stockholm
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, and is led by
Director-General
A director general or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals''
) or general director is a senior executive officer, often the chief executive officer, within a government ...
Dan Sjöblom. It is organised in into six departments and eight units.
See also
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Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications (Sweden)
The Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation ( sv, Näringsdepartementet) is a ministry within the government of Sweden. Ministerial responsibilities include: housing, transport, IT and mail policies, regional growth, infrastructure, environmental ...
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Government procurement
Government procurement or public procurement is the procurement of goods, services and works on behalf of a public authority, such as a government agency. Amounting to 12 percent of global GDP in 2018, government procurement accounts for a subst ...
References
External links
The Swedish Competition Authority – Official website(In English, also available in a number of other languages.)
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Government agencies of Sweden
1992 establishments in Sweden
Government procurement in the European Union