# Patna High Court rules lowest bidder has no right to contract 2026-08-14T18:25:59+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Patna High Court has held that merely being the lowest or sole bidder does not give a vested right to a contract until the competent authority issues a Letter of Acceptance. A division bench said a bidder's right is only to fair and non-arbitrary consideration of its bid. The ruling came in a case where Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (BUIDCo) cancelled a tender for a storm water drainage system in Bodh Gaya even after the petitioner remained the sole bidder twice. The court found no mala fides in the cancellation and upheld BUIDCo's decision to issue a fresh tender. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: Bodh Gaya, BUIDCo, Patna High Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/patna-high-court-rules-lowest-bidder-has-no-right-to-contract/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/patna-high-court-rules-lowest-bidder-has-no-right-to-contract/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.