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Provides government agencies with advisory support on competition matters, offering guidance on policy formulation, market impact assessments, and regulatory compliance to ensure fair competition in Singapore.

Last updated 26 September 2025

It is CCS’s statutory duty to advise government agencies on national needs and policies in respect of competition matters. CCS has advised on a wide range of competition issues, including the impact of specific government initiatives on competition in the affected markets, the structure of public procurement to encourage greater competition between suppliers, the supply of goods and services by the government, and government divestments. A sample of CCS’s past advice to government agencies can be found here.

CCS’s assessment will discuss the impact of the proposed initiative on competition in the affected market(s), and where possible, identify ways to alleviate these competition concerns. The government agencies will then be able to weigh CCS’s advice on competition issues against any other relevant considerations in the process of formulating their initiative.

Government agencies are encouraged to approach CCS early during the formulation of their initiatives so that CCS can provide its advice in a timely manner. In turn, government agencies can adequately evaluate the impact of the competition concerns and explore alternative policy options if necessary. To assist government agencies to understand the competition impact of their initiatives, CCS has published the "Government and Competition: A Toolkit for Government Agencies" and the "Competition Impact Assessment Checklist".

Approach CCS for assistance

Government agencies that wish to seek CCS’s advice on competition issues can provide the required information using this Information Template and direct their request to the Government Advocacy and Markets Division at ccs-gam@ccs.gov.sg

Providing information to CCS

CCS will generally keep the advisory process confidential and will not request for information from, or consult with, private third-parties unless it has the consent of the requesting government agency to seek feedback from third parties. The relevance and usefulness of CCS’s inputs will therefore depend critically on the quality of the information provided by the requesting government agency.