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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 08:51:08 | Created — "Co-operative Group / Southern Co-operative merger inquiry" | Acquisition: 'Co-operative Group / Southern Co-operative merger inquiry' (lifecycle=Breaking) |
| 2026-07-31 08:51:08 | Article Linked — "Co-operative Group / Southern Co-operative merger inquiry" | source_item #71 |
| 2026-07-31 08:51:08 | Significance Changed — "Co-operative Group / Southern Co-operative merger inquiry" | 2 |
| 2026-07-31 08:51:08 | Confidence Changed — "Co-operative Group / Southern Co-operative merger inquiry" | 3 |
| 2026-07-31 08:51:08 | Created — "Welltower / multiple care homes merger inquiries" | Acquisition: 'Welltower / multiple care homes merger inquiries' (lifecycle=Breaking) |
| 2026-07-31 08:51:08 | Article Linked — "Welltower / multiple care homes merger inquiries" | source_item #72 |
| 2026-07-31 08:51:08 | Significance Changed — "Welltower / multiple care homes merger inquiries" | 2 |
| 2026-07-31 08:51:08 | Confidence Changed — "Welltower / multiple care homes merger inquiries" | 3 |
| 2026-07-31 08:43:52 | Alias Added | CMA |
| 2026-07-31 08:43:52 | Created | Competition and Markets Authority |
| 2026-07-30 13:00:44 | Mentioned in "Suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to the supply of waste management services" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-30 11:09:19 | Mentioned in "Emma Group: consumer protection case" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-30 11:01:27 | Mentioned in "Co-operative Group / Southern Co-operative merger inquiry" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-30 10:00:06 | Mentioned in "Welltower / multiple care homes merger inquiries" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-29 13:00:23 | Mentioned in "Google’s general search services: proposed conduct requirements" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-29 11:00:17 | Mentioned in "Macquarie Asset Management / Energy Assets Group merger inquiry" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-29 10:00:47 | Mentioned in "Microsoft: consumer protection enforcement case" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-29 10:00:00 | Mentioned in "CMA investigates Microsoft over marketing of subscription plans" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-29 08:30:19 | Mentioned in "Liothyronine tablets: suspected excessive and unfair pricing" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-28 20:27:27 | Mentioned in "CMA CGM in new terminal venture with private equity firm" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-28 19:32:15 | Mentioned in "Tariffs, geopolitics, uncertain cargo demand cloud H2 outlook: CMA CGM" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-28 17:13:19 | Mentioned in "Geopolitics helps CMA CGM shipping profit soar 42%" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-28 10:30:12 | Mentioned in "Hydrocortisone tablets: alleged excessive and unfair pricing, anti-competitive agreements and abusive conduct (50277)" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-28 09:40:17 | Mentioned in "Court upholds CMA findings that firms charged excessive and unfair prices for lifesaving NHS-funded medicine" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-26 06:27:37 | Mentioned in "Asyad Container Terminal receives one of world’s largest ships" | The text "CMA" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-24 12:02:15 | Mentioned in "nexfibre / Substantial merger inquiry" | The text "Competition and Markets Authority" in the article matched a known alias of Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2026-07-24 08:30:42 | Mentioned in "RWE energy code modification appeal" | 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. |