Are there any circumstances under which a deadline for a tender may be extended?

Legal_Expert 18 January 2013 13:35 2

Yes, although deadlines may only be extended in exceptional circumstances. For example, in one case one of the tenderers had suffered a power failure out of its control so the local authority extended the deadline.

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Are there any circumstances under which a deadline for a tender may be extended?

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