Editing Price fixing (section)

== Signs of possible price fixing during bidding ==
It is more common to have price fixing trends during the [[bidding]] process, such as:

* If the bid or quoted price is much higher than expected, the reason may be collusive to set the price or just overpriced, but it is legal in itself.
* If all suppliers choose to increase prices at the same time, it is beyond the scope of input cost changes.
* If the price of a new supplier is lower than the usual corporate bidding price, the reason may be that there is a [[collusion]] of bidding among existing companies.
* If the price of a new supplier drops significantly after bidding, the reason may be that some suppliers have been colluding and the new supplier has forced them to compete.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Cartels|url=https://www.accc.gov.au/business/competition/cartels|access-date=January 20, 2023|website=accc.gov.au|publisher=[[Australian Competition & Consumer Commission]]}}</ref>