Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 2838

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

Submitting a bid in auctions and tenders constitutes an offer by the bidder, and the contract is not concluded until the auction or tender is awarded to him; he is not considered a contracting party until the date of signing the contract.
Arabic original
التقدم بالعطاء في المزايدات والمناقصات يعد ايجاباً من صاحب العطاء ولا ينعقد العقد إلا بإرساء المزاد أو المناقصة عليه ولا يعد متعاقداً إلا من تاريخ التوقيع على العقد.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٢٠٠/٨٩ تجاري جلسة ٢٩/١/١٩٩٠ مج القسم الثاني - المجلد الثالث ص ٣٠٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 527. PDF pages: 527.

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