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Instead, any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015. The EA operated a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. This provided time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the framework was entered into.", "procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [ { "id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE", "scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL", "description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive" } ], "procurementMethodRationale": "This is not an award of a new contract, the purpose of this VEAT is to notify the market that we intend to modify this existing Framework. This Framework was originally awarded with a maximum value of PS500,000. 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This is the first modification to this Framework. No aspect of the modification alters the overall nature of the current framework as the scope of products will remain unaltered. This modification meets the requirements of PCR 2015 Regulation 72(1)(c) which states: (c) where all of the following conditions are fulfilled:- (i) the need for modification has been brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have forseen; (ii) the modification does not alter the overall nature of the contract; (iii) any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract or framework agreement.", "rationale": "Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: At the time of tender, EA could not reasonably have anticipated the significant increase in product prices. Tendered prices were substantially higher than estimated, with some costs doubling following the war in Ukraine. 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