As of 13th July 2010, according to the new version of Article 121 (1) of the Public Procurement Act (“PPA”) on the means of appeal submission against the granting of a public procurement, formation of a framework agreement, a contest or the creation of a dynamic delivery system or a system for pre- selection, the appeal abovementioned has to be delivered simultaneously to the Commission on the Protection of Competition (“CPC”) and to the Contracting authority/principal, which decisions are being appealed. These are the changes recently introduced by the Act on Amendment and Supplement of the PPA, SG No 52/09.07.2010 г.
According to Article 121 par. 1 and in Article 121 (b) par.1 PPA the day of the receipt of the appeal, is the start of the 3 days legal term for the Contracting authority/principal to submit his opinion on the appeal with the CPC.In order to establish/determine the starting point of the terms above, the notification of the respective parties must be done exclusively in compliance with the provisions of Article 121, par.1 PPA- by the appellant and the CPC has no obligation to inform the principal about any complaint made against their decisions.