CCI invites agencies for Market Analysis
Published: Oct 13, 2017
By TIOLCORPLAWS News Service
NEW DELHI, OCT 13, 2017: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has issued notice inviting expression of interest so as to prepare a panel of reputed institutions/agencies, to carry out surveys and economic analysis of markets for competition law cases. The selection of the institutions/agencies for empanelment shall be in accordance with the evaluation criteria mentioned in the Request for Expression of Interest (EoI) Document. The institutions/agencies having the expertise and willingness to undertake surveys and economic analysis of markets, as and when referred by the CCI, are invited to submit their EoI in the prescribed format. The EoI, in the prescribed format, should reach the CCI by December 15, 2017. CCI proposes to empanel institutes/agencies of repute, which can conduct surveys to collect primary data and/or undertake economic analysis of markets based on secondary data, as and when needed by the Commission. The work to be undertaken by the empanelled institutes/agencies can be categorised under the following two broad heads:
1. Surveys: Market surveys for collection and analysis of data on variables relating to consumer behaviour, local specification requirements, barriers to entry and exit, availability of substitutes to a relevant product etc. in the relevant market and any other factor as may be required on a case-by-case basis
2. Microeconomic analysis of markets: Economic analysis of markets based on secondary data as may be necessary for the enforcement of the Act.