English to Russian Law/Patents Business/Commerce (general) Anti-bribery policy

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What is cover pricing?
Cover pricing is when a contractor bids for a job with no intention of winning the tender.

For example, Company A has been invited to tender by a client, but for various reasons, it has no interest in winning this particular job. However, Company A wants to stay in favour with this client, and stay on its tender list.

So, Company A contacts Company B, which is also bidding for the job, and asks for a 'cover price'. Company B supplies Company A with a price roughly 5%-10% higher than its own bid. Company A supplies this price to the client as its own, safe in the knowledge it will not win. Company B is happy with the arrangement as it has not given away knowledge of its actual bid.

Why is cover pricing illegal?
The process of putting in an artificially high bid is not a breach of competition law - however, the brief conversation between two bidders which confirms it is sufficiently high not to win is an infringement.