Under the existing procurement legislation, are there any regulations regarding the duration of contracts?

CIPS_Expert 22 February 2013 16:49 2

There are no specific requirements within the existing legislation regarding the length of contracts. However, court precedent would suggest that a reasonable contract length should be considered somewhere between three and five years.

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Under the existing procurement legislation, are there any regulations regarding the duration of contracts?

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