A health authority advertised for contractors to create an on-line recruitment facility. They considered it to be a contract for employment related services, which was subject to tendering requirements ‘B’, under the Act. The claimants asserted that it was a contract for the provision of computer services, and should have been tendered under the more stringent ‘A’ requirements. The judge found that it was a computer services contract, and though out of time, the delay was excusable, and time extended. On appeal, the court confirmed that it was a contract for computer services, but that the extension of time was not warranted.
Judges:
Thorpe, Dyson LJJ, Dyson Astill JJ
Citations:
Gazette 31-Aug-2001, Times 02-Oct-2001
Statutes:
Public Services Regulations 1993 32(4)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Administrative
Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.162934
