Suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to the supply of Solidworks computer-aided design and computer-aided engineering software and related products and services
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating suspected anti-competitive conduct relating to Solidworks software which may infringe Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998.
Case timetable
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| June 2026 to December 2026 | Initial investigation: information gathering |
| June 2026 | Investigation opened |
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On听30听June听2026, the CMA launched an investigation听under Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998听(CA98),听in听relation to听the supply of听Solidworks听computer-aided听design听and computer-aided engineering听software,听and related products and services in the UK.听
The businesses currently under investigation are:听
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Dassault听Systemes听UK Limited听听
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Solid Solutions Management Limited听听
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Visiativ听Solutions UK Limited听
The CMA has not reached a view as to whether there is sufficient听evidence of an infringement of competition law for it to issue a statement of objections to听any party or听parties.听听
Not all cases result in the CMA issuing a statement of objections and no assumption should be made at this stage that the CA98 has been infringed.听
If the CMA听ultimately proceeds听to issuing a statement of objections, it will provide the addressee(s) of that statement of objections with an opportunity to make written and oral听representations, before听it makes a final decision on whether the law has been broken. Further detail on the CMA鈥檚 procedures in CA98 cases is available in听our鈥�CMA8 guidance.听
Personal data听
The CMA may collect,听use听and share personal data for its investigations, including investigations under the CA98. This includes processing personal data for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.听
For more information about how the CMA handles personal information, please听read听the听颁惭础鈥檚听辫别谤蝉辞苍补濒听颈苍蹿辞谤尘补迟颈辞苍听肠丑补谤迟别谤.听
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- Assistant Project Director, Samantha Morrison: samantha.morrison@cma.gov.uk听
- Project Director,听Brian Jackson: brian.jackson@cma.gov.uk
- Senior Responsible Officer, Lourenco Ventura: lourenco.ventura@cma.gov.uk
Any media enquiries should be directed to a member of听our press office.听
Anyone with information about suspected anti-competitive activity听is encouraged to contact the CMA鈥檚 cartel hotline.
Section 25B of CA98 imposes a duty on anyone who knows or suspects that the CMA is carrying out an investigation under CA98 to preserve relevant documents and information. Such a person must not falsify, conceal,听destroy听or otherwise dispose of a document which the person听knows听or suspects is or would be relevant to the investigation (or cause or permit this to be done). The CMA may fine the person if they听fail to听comply with听this duty, without reasonable excuse.