# Remedies

- URL: https://procurelex.mt/en/faq/remedies
- Updated 2026-11-10
- Draft – awaiting legal review
- Legal basis: regulation 262(1), regulation 262(2), regulation 266, regulation 270, regulation 271, regulation 273, regulation 275, regulation 276(f), regulation 277(1), regulation 277(3), regulation 284

Applications before the closing date, objections after it, deposits, the suspension of the process and the appeal to the Court of Appeal.

Part IX of the Regulations gives two remedies before the Public Contracts Review Board, one before the closing date of a call and one after it, and an appeal from the Board to the Court of Appeal.

## What can be challenged before the closing date?

Within the first two-thirds of the time allocated for the submission of offers, prospective candidates and tenderers may file a reasoned application before the Public Contracts Review Board: to set aside unlawful decisions, including clauses of the procurement document and clarification notes; to determine issues relating to submission through the e-procurement platform; to remove discriminatory specifications; to correct errors or remove ambiguities; or to cancel the call ([regulation 262(1)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/262#p1)).
## Is a deposit needed for that application?

Yes: 0.50% of the estimated value of the whole tender, or of the lots concerned, and in no case more than €50,000 ([regulation 262(2)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/262#p2)). Pending the decision of the Board, the process of the call is suspended ([regulation 266](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/266)).
## Who may object after the closing date, and against what?

Where the estimated value meets or exceeds €5,000, any tenderer or candidate concerned, or any person having or having had an interest or harmed or at risk of being harmed, may file an objection before the Public Contracts Review Board against a proposed award, the rejection of a tender or the cancellation of a call ([regulation 270](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/270)).
## How long is there to object?

Ten calendar days from the date on which the proposed award decision, the rejection of the tender or the cancellation of the call was sent by fax or other electronic means ([regulation 271](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/271)). The objection is valid only with a deposit of 0.50% of the estimated value, not less than €400 and not more than €50,000 ([regulation 273](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/273)).
## Can the contract be concluded in the meantime?

No. The contract cannot be concluded during the ten calendar days allowed for appeals, and the award process is completely suspended if an appeal is submitted ([regulation 275](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/275)).
## When does the Board decide, and can its decision be appealed?

If it does not decide on the day of the oral hearing, the Board decides not later than six weeks from that day, unless it postpones for serious and justified reasons ([regulation 276(f)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/276#pf)). A party aggrieved by the decision may appeal to the Court of Appeal within twenty calendar days from the date on which the decision is made public ([regulation 284](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/284)).
## When can a signed contract be declared ineffective?

For contracts whose estimated value meets or exceeds the threshold of Schedule 5 ([regulation 277(1)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/277#p1)): among other cases, where the contract was concluded while an appeal was pending before the Board, or before the period for filing an appeal had expired ([regulation 277(3)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/277#p3)).