# Approaches to assessing potential competition theories of harm in technology sector mergers: evaluation of past merger decisions

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY](/buyers/competition-markets-authority-2/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Lear
- Award value: £130,000
- Tender value: £130,000
- Award date: 8 October 2018
- Published: 20 December 2018
- Contract start: 15 October 2018
- Contract end: 31 March 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4f299aa5-4bd1-437c-95b0-e6a9a56a5ffd-260266
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5eb3f37a-b131-4d0d-b864-a9ccc50f4a30

## Description

2\. The CMA would like to commission an external research and evaluation project looking at approaches to assessing potential competition theories of harm and evaluating past merger decisions in the technology sector\. The aim of the project is to draw lessons from relevant economic theory and literature on technology markets, and from reviews of past techonology merger decisions, in order to inform the CMA's assessment of the impact of potential competition and the likelihood that the potential would be realised in future technology merger cases\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f299aa5-4bd1-437c-95b0-e6a9a56a5ffd-260266)