The time limit for damages claims, as follows:
- a limit of 30 days from the day on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen (called “the date of knowledge” ); and
- discretion for the court to extend this where there is a good reason for doing so, but only up to a maximum of three months from the date of knowledge.
As stated above, this regime applies only to damages claims. Any claim for a declaration of ineffectiveness (as opposed to damages) would need to be brought within the earlier of 30 days from either the issue of an award letter to the unsuccessful bidder or publication of an award notice, or six months from the date of contract award.