The Question of Calculating Days in the Invitation to Contract

21 February 2025

Procurement law is a distinct field of law grounded in determinative provisions as to form, time limits and procedure. For that reason, which procedure contracting authorities are to carry out, in what manner and within what period, is laid down by strict rules. Contracting authorities have a duty to comply with those rules. In this article I set out information on the legal position arising where a contracting authority grants the tenderer it has invited to contract a period calculated on the basis of an incorrect number of days. I also seek to address the subject concretely through an actual case.