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Implied Terms in Public Contracts—the Implied Right of Termination and Section 78 of the Procurement Act

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Aris Christidis

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Abstract

© 2024 Thomson Reuters and Contributors. An overlooked remedial and corrective measure in public procurement regulation is the implied power of public authorities to unilaterally terminate a contract when certain violations have taken place. This article argues that this is a measure that requires careful regulation and that legislators in the UK, the EU and elsewhere should consider more carefully how to utilise and implement this measure. It examines the implementation of this measure in the EU and the UK. The article pays special attention to the recently introduced Procurement Act 2023 and submits that the “implied right” of termination in s.78 is poorly drafted. The article suggests four parameters that require attention to effectively implement a power for public authorities to unilaterally intervene (and not only terminate) in a contract to remedy violations of the rules that regulate their contractual activity.


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Author(s): Christidis A

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Public Procurement Law Review

Year: 2024

Volume: 33

Issue: 2

Pages: 120-138

Print publication date: 01/03/2024

Online publication date: 16/02/2024

Acceptance date: 08/02/2024

ISSN (print): 0963-8245

ISSN (electronic): 2754-2203

Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell Ltd


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