Study on modern pricing and risks of collusion

Published

4 September 2026

Estimated value

€350,000

Procedure

Open procedure

Lots

1

Notice number

00611669-2026

Reference

738aca72-ec69-4ec0-97e7-cdf9a44ca6a0

Official source

Official source

CPV codes

• 79311410Evaluación de repercusiones económicas

Description

DG COMP is working on a follow-up to the comprehensive 2024 report: “Protecting competition in a changing world: Evidence on the evolution of competition in the EU during the past 25 years”. This report identified important changes over the past 25 years in the competitive environment (rising concentration, markups and profits, declining business dynamism). It also identified a number of likely structural and institutional drivers of those changes (rise of intangible investments, globalisation, regulation and M&A). The 2024 report did however not explore whether changes in management practices (strategies and tactics) may also have contributed to some of the detected trends. The present study seeks to address this gap by exploring whether the rise of modern pricing and revenue management strategies and tactics may have partly contributed to some of the observed changes in the competitive environment, inter alia by increasing the risk of collusion.

Award criteria

• Quality — Please consult the procurement documents.
• Price — Please consult the procurement documents.

Awards

Official publications

• TED · 00611669-2026 · 4 September 2026
• OJS · 171/2026 · 4 September 2026

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