Construction ethics and competition risk
Preventing Anti-Competitive and Corrupt Conduct in Construction
90 minutes
3 modules
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Best suited to Contracts Managers, Site Agents, Quantity Surveyors, Procurement teams, Commercial teams and other employees involved in tenders, competitor contact or construction-related business decisions.
Use alongside your organisation’s tender procedures, competition law protocols, gifts and hospitality rules and reporting channels.
It also complements Dawn Raid, Whistleblowing, Conflicts of Interest and other financial crime courses.
overview
Construction projects create pressure
Construction employees regularly make decisions under commercial pressure. They may speak to competitors about tenders, consider working jointly on a project, deal with gifts or payment requests, or make pricing and procurement decisions without realising that competition law, anti-bribery or ethical business boundaries have become relevant.
Knowing that collusion and bribery are prohibited is not always enough. Employees need to recognise the point at which an ordinary commercial conversation or decision should stop, be checked against internal procedures or be reported.
This course explains the practical competition law and anti-bribery rules that apply to construction work, including tender activity, competitor interaction, joint ventures, bid rigging, gifts and hospitality.
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The course
Recognise tender and corruption risk
The course gives construction employees a practical introduction to competition law, tender conduct and anti-bribery rules.
It explains price fixing, market division, bid rigging, competitor interaction, joint ventures, dominant firm conduct, buyer power, bribery, gifts and hospitality, and reporting suspected misconduct.
The emphasis is not on turning employees into legal specialists. It is on helping them recognise when the rules apply, what conduct may create risk and when they need to follow internal protocols or seek guidance.
Key risk
The risk often starts with an ordinary commercial conversation, long before anyone calls it misconduct.
Construction risk
Ordinary contact. Serious consequences.
Construction employees may deal with competitors as well as suppliers, customers and joint venture partners. That can make the boundaries difficult to recognise.
A competitor may make contact about a tender. Two businesses may consider working together on a project. An employee may be offered a gift during procurement or receive a payment request that does not feel quite right.
The course helps employees understand what bid rigging looks like, when cooperation between competitors may be legitimate, how bribery risks can arise and when a situation needs to be stopped, checked or reported.
Give construction teams clear tender and corruption risk awareness
Got questions? Start here.
What is construction competition law training?
Construction competition law training helps employees understand how competition law applies to construction work, particularly around tenders, competitor interaction, pricing, market division and joint working arrangements. This course focuses on practical employee awareness, helping people recognise when the rules apply and when they should stop, check or escalate a concern.
Who should complete this course?
This course is suitable for employees involved in tendering, procurement, commercial decision-making, estimating, project management or other roles where they may interact with competitors, suppliers or customers. It is particularly relevant for Contracts Managers, Site Agents, Quantity Surveyors, Procurement teams and Commercial teams.
What does the course cover about tenders and bid rigging?
The course explains how competition law applies to tender activity. Employees learn what bid rigging is, why it is prohibited, what to do if a competitor contacts them about a tender, when competitors may legitimately work together, and how anti-bribery rules also apply during tender processes.
Is this a construction ethics and compliance course?
The course addresses important areas of ethical and compliant business conduct in construction, particularly competition law, tender conduct, competitor interaction, bribery, gifts and hospitality. It is not a general business ethics course. Its focus is helping employees recognise specific anti-competitive and corrupt conduct risks in construction work.
Does the course deal with bribery and corruption?
Yes. The course includes an anti-bribery and corruption module that explains why the construction industry can be vulnerable to corruption, what anti-bribery legislation prohibits, how bribery risks can arise during tenders and business dealings, the rules around gifts and hospitality, and where suspected bribery or corrupt conduct should be reported.
What should employees do if a competitor contacts them about a tender?
The course explains the competition law rules that apply when competitors communicate during tender activity. Employees learn why certain discussions can create competition law risk, when competitors may legitimately work together, and when they should stop the conversation, follow internal procedures or seek guidance.
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