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ARTICLE · 13 OCTOBER 2015

Amending Remedies Regulations

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The Remedies Regulations introduced the concept of an automatic suspension preventing the award of a procurable contract if proceedings are issued challenging the tender procedure for the award of that contract.

IrelandGovernment, Public Sector
Arthur Cox
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Background and Facts

The Remedies Regulations1 (Remedies Regulations) introduced the concept of an automatic suspension preventing the award of a procurable contract if proceedings are issued challenging the tender procedure for the award of that contract.

Following the decisions of the High Court, affirmed by the Supreme Court for different reasons, in OCS One Complete Solution Limited v Dublin Airport Authority plc2 in 2014 and 2015, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has made amending Irish Remedies Regulations in both the public and utilities sectors dated 30 April 2015 and published in May 2015 (the 2015 Regulations)3.

The main object of the 2015 Regulations is to give the High Court jurisdiction to make orders lifting the automatic suspension, at interim or interlocutory stage (not just after full trial), thereby reversing the decision of the Supreme Court in OCS in its interpretation of the Remedies Regulations.

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