Data Security Software · UK public procurement notice

In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract or

conclude a framework),Regulation 87 (Standstill periods) and Chapter 6

(Applications to Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102), the

contracting authority will incorporate a minimum ten (10) calendar day standstill

period at the point that information on the award of the Contract is communicated

to economic operators. This period allows any unsuccessful economic operator(s)

to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the award of the

Contract to the successful economic operators. Such additional information should

be requested from the address at Sections I.1 and I.3 of this Notice above. If an

appeal regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved,

then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102) provide for aggrieved

parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to

take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such

action must be started within thirty (30) days beginning with the date when the

aggrieved party first knew or sought to have grounds for starting the proceedings

had arisen. The Court may extend the time limited for starting proceedings where

the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so, but not so as to permit

proceedings to be started more than three (3) months after that date. Where the

Contract has not been awarded, the Court may order the setting aside of the award

decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award

damages. If however the Contract has been awarded, the Court may only award damages or, where the contract award procedures have not been followed

correctly, declare the Contract to be ineffective.