Secret agreement between two or more individuals or organisations to limit competition by the use of such methods as deception, misleading behaviour or fraudulent activity, where the objective is to obtain an unfair advantage. Collusion may take the form of a market sharing agreement, price fixing or bid rigging. Legally, all acts affected by collusion are considered to be void. See also Cartel.
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With over 800 Procurement specific terms (and growing) you will find everything you need to know or thought you knew about the Procurement function. Our aim is to provide you with a comprehensive list collated from the Comprara Groups hub of training and consulting source materials.The Procurement Glossary has been compiled by industry expert Paul Rogers.
