Gyeonggi Office of Education to Establish Measures Against School Uniform Collusion... Will Respond Swiftly and Strictly

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education has established the "Measures to Prevent Collusion Among School Uniform Suppliers" and decided to respond swiftly and strictly in case of any collusion incidents.

On the 26th, the Office announced the recent establishment of these measures. The main points include ▲reducing the possibility of collusion by offering various contract methods ▲strengthening monitoring systems through regional school uniform price collusion surveillance ▲establishing a collusion response system between the Provincial Office and Education Support Offices ▲requesting investigations by the Fair Trade Commission ▲restricting bidding qualifications for dishonest vendors, among others.

In addition to the existing two-stage bidding, the possibility of collusion among suppliers has been reduced by allowing private contracts that require submitting estimates from two or more suppliers with a minimum bid rate applied.

Furthermore, annual regional monitoring of school uniform bids will be conducted to actively pursue joint responses and requests for investigations by the Fair Trade Commission regarding suspected collusion cases and reports.

The Office plans to eradicate collusion among school uniform suppliers by responding promptly and imposing active sanctions when collusion occurs.

To strengthen the capabilities of those in charge of school uniform affairs, on the 20th and 21st, the Office invited Kang Seung-bin, an officer from the Fair Trade Commission, to conduct training covering ▲factors inducing collusion among school uniform suppliers ▲analysis of the problems caused by collusion ▲methods to prevent collusion ▲and post-collusion sanctions.

Kim Young-hoon, Director of the Educational Welfare Division at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, emphasized, "Collusion among school uniform suppliers raises uniform prices, increasing the economic burden on parents and lowering the quality of uniforms. We will strictly address collusion among suppliers to stabilize uniform prices and reduce the burden on parents."

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