grandad wrote:
I don't know how it works in that particular area but can't he just give notice on this contract and it may then go out to tender and he can tender a more realistic price.
I dont think it would work like that here, Its untested ground we have here..a new framework system as yet unquestioned, I think the most likely outcome if it were handed back would be that it would be offered to the next ranked operator on the list and so on, if no one wanted these runs at the price they tendered because of the lack of profitability then it would go out to a Mini Competition where a more realistic price would be realised.
That said, the Guy who won the original tender must have thought it profitable enough to accept in the first place...taking that into account along with the fact that they were offered all the juicy runs first and only rejected those runs they didnt want, then I think anyone next on the list who is offered any of these runs will take the councils hand off simply because they entered a price which would give them a tidy wee profit.