REG - Competition and Mkts - CMA update: Mitie / PAE investigation

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14/02/2023 08:15

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RNS Number : 7618P  Competition and Markets Authority  14 February 2023

On 14 February 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority ('CMA') issued a
decision to close its investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct in
connection with the ongoing procurement processes run by the UK Government
(the Home Office) for contracts to supply services at Heathrow and Derwentside
Immigration Removal Centres (the 'HIRC & DIRC Procurement Processes'), on
the basis that there are no grounds for action.

The CMA's investigation into the conduct of Mitie Group plc, Mitie Care and
Custody Ltd (Mitie) and PAE Incorporated (or any other legal entity forming
part of those undertakings) (PAE) (together 'the Parties'), was prompted by
information received by the CMA which led to a reasonable suspicion that the
Parties had infringed competition law when PAE withdrew from the HIRC &
DIRC Procurement Processes. Following an extensive investigation, and having
consulted with the Parties and the Home Office, the CMA has decided that the
balance of the evidence obtained indicates that PAE's decision to withdraw
from the HIRC & DIRC Procurement Processes was unilateral, and not the
result of an anticompetitive agreement or concerted practice with Mitie.

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