Competitive tendering provides a way to introduce competition to railways whilst preserving an integrated network of services. It has been used for freight railways in some countries but is particularly attractive for passenger networks when subsidised services make competition between trains...

This paper was prepared for a discussion on Tenders and Auctions held at the OECD in December 2014 which aimed to explore useful ideas and guidance to competition authorities on how governments can design auctions and tenders appropriately.

Bid rigging is an illegal practice in all OECD member countries and can be investigated and sanctioned under the competition law and rules. The OECD Guidelines provide a strategy for the design of tenders to hinder bid rigging and for the detection of bid rigging during the tender process.

The “smart home” looks set to be the arena in which many people will utilise consumer-facing Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for the first time. A new generation of familiar household devices and appliances (e.g. washing machines) are becoming “smart” through the addition of...