Regulation 129 Rerunning roundsI1

technical failure; or

an event or circumstance with similar effect to technical failure on the continuation of the round (including, in particular, any such event or circumstance relating to the coronavirus pandemic).

take reasonable steps to notify bidders of their determination under paragraph (1);

disregard the bids (and other bidding indications) made in that round; and

resume the award process from the end of the most recent round.

technical failure; or

an event or circumstance with similar effect to technical failure on the continuation of the award process (including, in particular, any such event or circumstance relating to the coronavirus pandemic).

determine the rounds for which bids (and other bidding indications) made in those rounds should be disregarded in order to have a fair and efficient outcome to the award process;

take reasonable steps to notify bidders of their determinations under paragraph (3) and sub-paragraph (a); and

resume the award process from the end of the latest round for which bids (and other bidding indications) are not disregarded under sub-paragraph (a), or, where all bids (and other bidding indications) are to be disregarded under that sub-paragraph, to rerun the award process from the start of the first principal stage round.