To Re-Tender, or Not to Re-Tender; That is the Question: Potential Litigation by Incumbent Contractors as the New 'First Come, Only Serve' Method of Awarding Public Contracts in India

Abstract

This short academic paper explores the rapidly changing legal position in India on contract extension to an incumbent contractor in an existing government contract, vis-a-vis the exercise of competing options by public contracting officials in terms of open re-bidding with or without a price preference or a right of first refusal to incumbent contractors.