Competition and Markets Authority A tracked procurement-relevant organisation, company, supplier, country, region, port, commodity, regulator, route or similar subject.
- Type The kind of entity being tracked, such as Company, Country, Port, Commodity or Regulator.
- Regulator
- Record status The current record state of the entity, such as active, merged or archived.
- Active
- Review status The internal editorial review state of the entity record.
- Pending
- Description
- UK competition regulator.
- Procurement relevance
- —
- Importance An analyst-assigned input describing how strategically important the entity is. This is one of the inputs used to calculate Entity Criticality below -- Importance is the judgement call an analyst makes; Entity Criticality is the deterministic score calculated from it.
- Moderate
- Strategic
- No
- Critical supplier
- No
- Watchlist Marks an entity for closer monitoring when new relevant signals or events mention it.
- Not watched
- Mentions The number of distinct real collected signals in which the entity has been identified.
- 110
- First seen
- 2026-07-24 08:30:42
- Last seen
- 2026-08-20 16:36:00
- Record type
- REAL
Entity Criticality A deterministic 0-100 score and Tier 1-5 rating of how structurally important this entity is to procurement and supply chains in general -- computed from its importance level, critical-supplier/strategic/watchlist flags and entity type. Country and Region entities are not scored here; they contribute through geographic exposure instead. This is a global assessment, not specific to any one customer's own exposure.
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TIER 2 · RELEVANT
24/100
ENTITY CRITICALITY: 24 — TIER 2, RELEVANT Highest contributor: Importance level: Moderate (+20 of 70). Limiting factor: Importance level: Moderate (50 points below its maximum).
Calculated 2026-08-01 11:36:35 (calculation version v1).
Current Status
16 open events Canonical events linked to this entity that are still Breaking, Active or Monitoring -- not yet Closed, rejected or merged into another event. · 16 total linked events · 0 Developing Intelligence threads · 0 report appearances · Not watched
Events Canonical events linked to this entity that are still Breaking, Active or Monitoring -- not yet Closed, rejected or merged into another event.
| Headline The concise title of the canonical procurement event. | Type The kind of real-world development identified, such as a supply shortage, contract award, regulatory change or production disruption. | Significance Significance estimates the potential procurement impact of the event, including factors such as supply, cost, operations, geography and strategic importance. | Confidence Confidence indicates how reliable ProcIntel considers the event assessment based on the quality, quantity and independence of the supporting evidence. It does not measure the event's importance. | Lifecycle Lifecycle shows the current state of the development: Breaking is newly detected, Active remains current, Monitoring is being watched for further changes, and Closed is no longer actively developing. | Review The internal review status of the event record. It is separate from the real-world lifecycle of the underlying development. | Articles The number of source articles linked to this canonical event. Several articles may describe the same underlying development. | Evidence strength A plain-language assessment of how much independent evidence supports the Developing Intelligence thread. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danone / Huel merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| FirstCash / Ramsdens merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| A look at CMA’s key achievements, developments during El-Kuwaiz Tenure | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Seras / Enva (dedicated waste wood business) merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Vandemoortele / Délifrance merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Ceva Logistics – IT breach dents confidence further, several BCOs exposed | Cyber attack | 3 · Material | 2 · Low | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| NRG Fleet Services / Specialist Fleet Services merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Vivisol / Air Liquide (home oxygen services business) merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Paramount / Warner Bros. Discovery merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| GXO / Wincanton merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Vodafone / CK Hutchison JV merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Healthcare Ireland / Hutchinson Homes merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Welltower / multiple care homes merger inquiries | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Co-operative Group / Southern Co-operative merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
| nexfibre / Substantial merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Active | Pending | 1 | Low |
| Macquarie Asset Management / Energy Assets Group merger inquiry | Acquisition | 3 · Material | 3 · Moderate | Breaking | Pending | 1 | Low |
Developing Intelligence An evolving procurement situation made up of several distinct but clearly related events over time.
No Developing Intelligence threads
This entity is not currently part of any Developing Intelligence thread.
Reports Weekly Intelligence Report editions in which an event or Developing Intelligence thread linked to this entity has appeared.
No report appearances
This entity has not yet appeared in any Weekly Intelligence Report edition.
Relationships A structured link between two entities, such as a company operating at a port or a regulator overseeing an industry.
No relationships recorded yet
Relationship intelligence will populate automatically as evidence is gathered.
Timeline Every recorded action involving this entity -- source mentions, linked events being created or updated, Developing Intelligence links, report appearances and entity-record actions such as merges -- in one dated feed. Nothing here is inferred; each entry is drawn from an existing record.
| Date | What happened | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 16:36:00 | Mentioned in "CMA probes investment banks about 2025 IPOs: Report" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-20 16:28:00 | Mentioned in "SVCP files for CMA approval on capital reduction" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-20 16:12:00 | Mentioned in "CMA accepts class-action against Hamil AlMusk over subscription violations" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-20 13:56:35 | Mentioned in "CMA CGM plans to increase Suez Canal transits" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-20 12:11:31 | Mentioned in "Vets market investigation: draft Funding Order and Undertakings" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-20 12:10:28 | Mentioned in "Veterinary services for household pets" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-20 10:00:11 | Mentioned in "Vandemoortele required to sell UK plant following pastry merger investigation" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:33 | Created — "Danone / Huel merger inquiry" | Acquisition: 'Danone / Huel merger inquiry' (lifecycle=Breaking) |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:33 | Pri Recalculated — "Danone / Huel merger inquiry" | PRI: 1 — MINIMAL Base risk 5/100 × Very Low confidence multiplier (0.15). Highest contributor: A single event -- not yet corroborated by a separate clustered event (neutral baseline, not a penalty) (+5 of 15). Limiting factor: No Significance score yet (event has no linked articles) (40 points below its maximum). DATA QUALITY WARNING: no eligible entities. |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:33 | Pri Recalculated — "Danone / Huel merger inquiry" | PRI: 2 — MINIMAL Base risk 12/100 × Very Low confidence multiplier (0.15). Highest contributor: Linked-entity criticality 24/100, normalised to this factor's 30-point cap (+7 of 30). Limiting factor: No Significance score yet (event has no linked articles) (40 points below its maximum). |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:33 | Article Linked — "Danone / Huel merger inquiry" | source_item #10781 |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:33 | Significance Changed — "Danone / Huel merger inquiry" | 3 |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:33 | Confidence Changed — "Danone / Huel merger inquiry" | 3 |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:33 | Pri Recalculated — "Danone / Huel merger inquiry" | PRI: 21 — LOW Base risk 30/100 × Moderate confidence multiplier (0.70). Highest contributor: Significance 44/100, normalised to this factor's 40-point cap (+18 of 40). Limiting factor: Linked-entity criticality 24/100, normalised to this factor's 30-point cap (23 points below its maximum). |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:32 | Created — "FirstCash / Ramsdens merger inquiry" | Acquisition: 'FirstCash / Ramsdens merger inquiry' (lifecycle=Breaking) |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:32 | Pri Recalculated — "FirstCash / Ramsdens merger inquiry" | PRI: 1 — MINIMAL Base risk 5/100 × Very Low confidence multiplier (0.15). Highest contributor: A single event -- not yet corroborated by a separate clustered event (neutral baseline, not a penalty) (+5 of 15). Limiting factor: No Significance score yet (event has no linked articles) (40 points below its maximum). DATA QUALITY WARNING: no eligible entities. |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:32 | Pri Recalculated — "FirstCash / Ramsdens merger inquiry" | PRI: 2 — MINIMAL Base risk 12/100 × Very Low confidence multiplier (0.15). Highest contributor: Linked-entity criticality 24/100, normalised to this factor's 30-point cap (+7 of 30). Limiting factor: No Significance score yet (event has no linked articles) (40 points below its maximum). |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:32 | Article Linked — "FirstCash / Ramsdens merger inquiry" | source_item #10780 |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:32 | Significance Changed — "FirstCash / Ramsdens merger inquiry" | 3 |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:32 | Confidence Changed — "FirstCash / Ramsdens merger inquiry" | 3 |
| 2026-08-20 08:07:32 | Pri Recalculated — "FirstCash / Ramsdens merger inquiry" | PRI: 21 — LOW Base risk 30/100 × Moderate confidence multiplier (0.70). Highest contributor: Significance 44/100, normalised to this factor's 40-point cap (+18 of 40). Limiting factor: Linked-entity criticality 24/100, normalised to this factor's 30-point cap (23 points below its maximum). |
| 2026-08-20 06:11:35 | Mentioned in "FirstCash / Ramsdens merger inquiry" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-20 06:00:29 | Mentioned in "Danone / Huel merger inquiry" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-19 18:00:58 | Mentioned in "CMA CGM announces rate restoration from West Mediterranean to US" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-19 16:28:00 | Mentioned in "CMA approves public offering of ANB Monthly Distributions Fund" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-19 10:31:13 | Mentioned in "CMA CGM eases Jeddah cargo restriction, but congestion still plagues the port" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-19 10:00:28 | Mentioned in "CMA CGM updates Panama Canal surcharge on Far East trades" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-19 08:00:03 | Mentioned in "CMA CGM updates BAF on France-Tunisia RoRo service" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-19 06:30:34 | Mentioned in "CMA CGM lowers reefer PSS from North Europe to Middle East Gulf" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-19 06:07:00 | Mentioned in "What should traders look for when comparing brokers like XM with others in the UAE?" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-19 06:00:52 | Mentioned in "Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School investigated for drip pricing" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-19 06:00:21 | Mentioned in "Red Driving School: consumer protection enforcement case" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-19 06:00:16 | Mentioned in "Trainline: consumer protection enforcement case" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-19 06:00:10 | Mentioned in "Virgin Atlantic: consumer protection enforcement case" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-18 14:12:40 | Mentioned in "Panama Canal continues draft restrictions, ocean carriers up fees" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-18 11:02:31 | Mentioned in "Transparency data: CMA Growth and Investment Council meeting notes: 16 July 2026" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-18 10:30:47 | Mentioned in "CMA CGM introduces Early Cancellation Fees for SpotOn bookings" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-18 09:22:28 | Mentioned in "World’s largest green methanol bunkering in Shanghai port" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-18 09:00:33 | Mentioned in "CMA publishes latest monitoring update on road fuel market" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-18 09:00:20 | Mentioned in "MacGregor wins order for six CMA CGM LNG containerships" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-17 17:21:17 | Mentioned in "The world’s third-largest shipping line has a new US chief" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-16 09:31:00 | Mentioned in "MIS signs SAR 80.9M project contract with CMA" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-14 15:00:48 | Mentioned in "ANL and CMA CGM introduce new Peak Season Surcharges on Asia-Pacific trades" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-14 12:00:22 | Mentioned in "Colombia earthquake disrupts operations at Buenaventura" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-14 11:08:23 | Mentioned in "Google’s mobile platform" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-14 11:07:09 | Mentioned in "Apple’s mobile platform" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-14 11:05:20 | Mentioned in "The CMA's programme of work across mobile platforms" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-14 10:59:00 | Mentioned in "A look at CMA’s key achievements, developments during El-Kuwaiz Tenure" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-14 09:48:08 | Mentioned in "Saudi Arabia replaces head of capital markets regulator" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-08-14 09:03:38 | Mentioned in "Energy licence modification appeals 2026" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
Aliases
Attributes
- regulatory_authority_type
- competition
Review History
| Date | Action | Previous | New | Reviewer | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 08:43:52 | Alias Added | — | CMA | — | — |
| 2026-07-31 08:43:52 | Created | — | Competition and Markets Authority | — | — |
| 2026-08-01 11:36:34 | Edited | — | importance_level: None -> 'Moderate' | Claude (Stage 9.5B -- approved production seed, Jack-confirmed) | — |
| 2026-08-01 11:36:34 | Criticality Recalculated | score=None, tier=None | score=24, tier=2 | Claude (Stage 9.5B -- approved production seed, Jack-confirmed) | ENTITY CRITICALITY: 24 — TIER 2, RELEVANT Highest contributor: Importance level: Moderate (+20 of 70). Limiting factor: Importance level: Moderate (50 points below its maximum). |
| 2026-08-01 11:36:34 | Attribute Set | — | regulatory_authority_type = competition | Claude (Stage 9.5B -- approved production seed, Jack-confirmed) | A real, active UK competition/merger regulator -- moderate importance, deliberately not maximal; competition/merger authority is bounded and one-off, not binding sanctions/export-control power. |