# International comparisons research

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: ICF CONSULTING LIMITED
- Award value: £48,900
- Tender value: £50,000
- Award date: 30 May 2018
- Published: 9 November 2018
- Contract start: 4 June 2018
- Contract end: 31 August 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f575fe06-e6df-4416-9a23-c0ef5a9da14c-251271
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d301e21-d6f2-4c48-95f0-5fc156e52522

## Description

The objectives of the research are to improve understanding of how national competition regimes around the world vary in their methods of competition enforcement\. Specifically, the differences in characteristics and performance of different competition regimes and whether aspects of international best practice could be applied successfully to the UK regime\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f575fe06-e6df-4416-9a23-c0ef5a9da14c-251271)