Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1814

A tenderer becomes contractually bound only from the date the contract is signed by both parties, whether the tender was conducted by the Central Tenders Committee or the entity responsible for the project. Notification to the successful tenderer of acceptance of its bid and award of the tender to it. A preliminary step towards concluding the contract. - The law’s failure to prescribe particular procedures specific to negotiated procurement in relation to the conclusion of its contracts. Its effect. Recourse to the provisions of Law 37 of 1964 concerning public tenders, on the basis that the participant in negotiated procurement is like the tenderer and is not considered a contracting party until the date of signature of the negotiated-procurement contract.