2. Communications 2.1 Contact All communications from a Candidate to the Contracting Authority concerning this competition must be in writing and must be between the Candidate’s contact person notified to the Contracting Authority in the Candidate’s suitability assessment submission for this competition and the Contracting Authority’s contact person identified in the Particulars, or any changed contact details notified by the Contracting Authority or the Candidate. The Contracting Authority will notify each Candidate of any changes to its contact details. Each Candidate must notify the Contracting Authority of any changes to its contact details. 2.2 The Contracting Authority may (by means stated in the Particulars) Supplemental supplemental information to all Candidates. Supplemental information may information amend any of the information in these documents, including by deleting and adding to it, and by extending time limits. Supplemental information will only become part of the Contract if it is stated to amend the Contract documents. The Contracting Authority will not normally issue supplemental information later than the date stated in the Particulars but is entitled to do so at any time. 2.3 Queries Candidates may raise queries in writing by email or by post using the Contracting Authority’s contact details for queries stated in the Particulars. Queries must be raised as soon as possible, and should be raised in any event no later than the latest date for queries stated in the Particulars, although the Contracting Authority may at its discretion respond to queries raised after that date. The Contracting Authority has no obligation to respond to queries. If the Contracting Authority responds to a query, it will send the response to each Candidate, unless the Candidate asking the query has clearly designated the query as confidential. If the Candidate has designated the query as confidential, and the Contracting Authority decides that the response should, nevertheless, be sent to all Candidates, the Contracting Authority will so notify the Candidate asking the query, who will, subject always to the Contracting Authority’s rights under paragraph 2.2 of these Instructions, have the option of withdrawing the query or having any response sent to all Candidates. Responses to queries will not be part of the Contract, unless they state that they are amending or supplementing the Contract documents. If a Candidate becomes aware of any ambiguity, discrepancy, error, or omission in or between these documents, it must immediately notify the Contracting Authority, even after the time for submitting queries has expired. Continued on next page
2. Communications 2.1 Contact All communications from a Candidate to the Contracting Authority concerning this competition must be in writing and must be between the Candidate’s contact person notified to the Contracting Authority in the Candidate’s suitability assessment submission for this competition and the Contracting Authority’s contact person identified in the Particulars, or any changed contact details notified by the Contracting Authority or the Candidate. The Contracting Authority will notify each Candidate of any changes to its contact details. Each Candidate must notify the Contracting Authority of any changes to its contact details. 2.2 Supplemental information The Contracting Authority may (by means stated in the Particulars) supplemental information to all Candidates. Supplemental information may amend any of the information in these documents, including by deleting and adding to it, and by extending time limits. Supplemental information will only become part of the Contract if it is stated to amend the Contract documents. The Contracting Authority will not normally issue supplemental information later than the date stated in the Particulars but is entitled to do so at any time. 2.3 Queries Candidates may raise queries in writing by email or by post using the Contracting Authority’s contact details for queries stated in the Particulars. Queries must be raised as soon as possible, and should be raised in any event no later than the latest date for queries stated in the Particulars, although the Contracting Authority may at its discretion respond to queries raised after that date. The Contracting Authority has no obligation to respond to queries. If the Contracting Authority responds to a query, it will send the response to each Candidate, unless the Candidate asking the query has clearly designated the query as confidential. If the Candidate has designated the query as confidential, and the Contracting Authority decides that the response should, nevertheless, be sent to all Candidates, the Contracting Authority will so notify the Candidate asking the query, who will, subject always to the Contracting Authority’s rights under paragraph 2.2 of these Instructions, have the option of withdrawing the query or having any response sent to all Candidates. Responses to queries will not be part of the Contract, unless they state that they are amending or supplementing the Contract documents. If a Candidate becomes aware of any ambiguity, discrepancy, error, or omission in or between these documents, it must immediately notify the Contracting Authority, even after the time for submitting queries has expired. Continued on next page
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