Balgarianovinite.com The Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) is investigating a cartel between two companies that have participated in many public procurement procedures for supplying food to kindergartens, schools, universities, social assistance, nursing homes for older people and people with disabilities, and municipalities. CPC representatives carried out surprise checks in the offices of STELIT 1 and KILTEKS on Tuesday, CPC member Zhelyo Boychev told a briefing.
He specified that the checks are carried out with the assistance of the Interior Ministry’s Specialized Police Forces and the Gabrovo Regional Directorate of the Interior, because some of the two companies’ offices are in Sevlievo (North Central Bulgaria). Searches and seizure of documentation were carried out during Tuesday’s checks.
Boychev explained that the CPC was alerted some time ago by the Rector of Technical University – Sofia, who suspected manipulation during a public procurement procedure. At a later stage, other contracting authorities also filed complaints with the CPC. This prompted a preliminary large-scale investigation that examined public procurement procedures from the past five years in which these companies had participated. It turned out that 350 procedures were involved. Following the CPC’s investigation, it was determined that all indicators of collusive behavior among the bidders were present – similar price offers, synchronized submission of bids followed by their subsequent unsealing, withdrawal of price proposals, and failure to confirm bids in favor of the participant with the higher price. All of this prompted the CPC to initiate proceedings and conduct Tuesday’s inspections, as this behavior by the companies cannot in any way be attributed to the free and independent conduct of market participants, Boychev noted.
He emphasized that the manipulation of public procurement is one of the most serious violations of competition law. The penalty for the most serious violation is up to 10% of the company’s turnover. Investigation underway for Cartel between Two Companies with Many Public Procurement Contracts for Food Supply 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-07 12:53:47 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law