Cloud services market investigation
The CMA is investigating the supply of public cloud infrastructure services in the UK.
Statutory timetable
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| 4 April 2025 | Statutory deadline |
| 5 October 2023 | Date of reference |
Phase 2
Administrative timetable
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Responses to issues statement
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Issues statement
17 October 2023: The issues statement outlines initial theories on what might be affecting competition and potential remedies. It does not set out our findings or conclusions. Parties are invited to provide submissions commenting on the issues and possible remedies. The deadline for submissions on the issues statement is Thursday 9 November 2023.
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- Press release: CMA outlines scope of market investigation into cloud services (17.10.23)
Inquiry group appointed
5 October 2023: The CMA has appointed an inquiry group from its panel of members Kip Meek (inquiry Chair), Robin Foster, Paul Hughes and Colleen Keck.
Case opened and terms of reference published
5 October 2023: Ofcom has referred the supply of public cloud infrastructure services in the UK to the CMA for a market investigation.
- Terms of reference (5.10.23)
- Press release: CMA launches market investigation into cloud services (5.10.23)
Contact
Personal information
The CMA may collect, use and share personal data for its market investigations under the Enterprise Act 2002. This includes processing personal data for the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.
For more information about how the CMA handles personal information, please see the CMA’s personal information charter.
Phase 1
On 6 October 2022, Ofcom published a market study notice launching its market study into the provision of cloud services in the United Kingdom.
On 5 April 2023, Ofcom published the interim report on its cloud services market study. Alongside its interim report, Ofcom consulted on its proposal to make a market investigation reference into the supply of public cloud infrastructure services in the UK.
On 5 October 2023, Ofcom published its decision to refer the supply of public cloud infrastructure services in the UK to the CMA for a market investigation.
Please see Ofcom’s Cloud services market study page for more information.
Last updated 20 December 2023 + show all updates
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Response to issues statement published
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Responses to issues statement published.
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Administrative timetable published.
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Issues Statement published
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