# GB-London: PROC 308-2021 Ex-post Evaluation of Vertical Mergers

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The Competition and Markets Authority](/buyers/competition-markets-authority-2/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £400,000,000
- Published: 26 August 2021
- Planned start: 5 October 2021
- Planned end: 31 March 2022
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 53574884-1e85-4589-a870-b6c34cf84b30-463809
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c858755b-03f5-4aa7-9cfe-9b1e64ed6ae3

## Description

NOTE: This notice was updated on 26 August 2021 for the following reason: Erroneously listed as 'not suitable' for SMEs\. Addendum to correct the fact that opportunity is suitable for SMEs\.\(The CMA would like to commission an external research and evaluation project looking at the CMA's past merger decisions involving vertically-related firms\.\)

## Related contract awards

- [ITSM Tool 26\+](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e02c9723-6c09-498e-8d50-49a55527c037): COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY
- [Nimbus Forensic Case Management](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-85855169-6ce4-4d0c-8e66-16d98c915a1f): COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY
- [CMA Internet & Cloud Connectivity 2026](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-33c827f4-c533-4ace-b2c3-0b2bb04e1867): COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/53574884-1e85-4589-a870-b6c34cf84b30-463809)