Provision of housing related support for young people who are homeless (Swan Lane)

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

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 (SI2015/102), 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.