Preventing Secret Cooperation in Public Tenders: AI Solution from Competition Authority

The importance of ensuring competition in public procurement has been emphasized. Birol Küle, Chairman of the Competition Authority, stated that they are working to ensure competition in the public sector's purchases of goods and services. Küle explained that ensuring competition contributes to the healthy functioning of price formation in markets and allows citizens to benefit from low prices, high quality, and variety. It was noted that AI-powered tools are being used to detect competitive risks in public tenders. Küle stated that they analyze tender data in-depth using these tools and detect anti-competitive actions immediately. The AI infrastructure enables the rapid and clear detection of tender sharing, collusive pricing, and other violations. This aims to prevent companies from engaging in collusive behavior in tenders.