The Administrative Court does not listen to the municipality's arguments but goes entirely on the Swedish Competition Authority's line in the case.

It was in 2019 that the three-year agreement was concluded between the municipality and the local golf club.

The municipality claimed mitigating circumstances

It was in 2019 that the three-year agreement was concluded between the municipality and the local golf club.

The municipality of Kalix claimed, among other things, that there were mitigating circumstances in the case and that the agreement could not in any case be regarded as a unit under the Act on the Procurement of Concessions (LUK).

In its judgment, the Administrative Court considers that a procurement damages fee of SEK 400,000 "appears to be an effective and dissuasive sanction in proportion to the seriousness of the infringement." The judgment also points out that impermissible direct procurements are considered to be the most serious violations in the procurement area.