KUALA LUMPUR, 23 DECEMBER 2025 – The Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC), an agency under the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) has issued a Proposed Decision against six (6) enterprises for their alleged involvement in bid rigging cartel of sixteen (16) quotations and one (1) tender issued by the Kluang Prison Department. These enterprises are provisionally found to have infringed section 4(2)(d) of the Competition Act 2010 [Act 712]. The affected quotations and tenders involved procurement value ranging from RM30,000 to RM3 million, bringing up to a total value of RM7.3 million.
Through MyCC’s investigations, it was found that the enterprises had engaged in bid rigging cartel through the exchange of information and facilitation of tender and bid submission by the same party. MyCC finds that such agreement had the object of significantly preventing, restricting or distorting competition in relation to the public procurement in the Kluang Prison Department.
It is important to highlight that at this stage, the Proposed Decision is a provisional finding and it should not be taken that these enterprises have conclusively infringed the Act 712. The enterprises named in the Proposed Decision were notified of the proposed penalties and directions today. They are given the opportunity to submit their written representations within 30 days upon receiving the Proposed Decision as well as present their oral representations before the Commission on a date to be determined later. MyCC will issue its Final Decision only after considering the representations made by these enterprises together with the evidence obtained during the investigation.
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Idrus bin Harun
Chairman
Malaysia Competition Commission