AUTHORITY DECISION4734Tender Process Disputes
Cancellation of a tender because the only valid bid is very close to the estimated cost, and the contracting authority's discretion
- Decision number:
- 2023/UH.II-1074
- Decision date:
- 17 February 2026
Public Procurement Board decision No 2023/UH.II-1074 of 2 August 2023 contains an important assessment of whether the contracting authority may cancel a tender where the only valid bid is very close to the estimated cost. In the case in question the estimated cost was TRY 41,012,837.12.