Blackpool and Fylde Aero Club v Blackpool BC
1990 · 3 All ER 25
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- Facts
- The club's tender was in the council's box before the deadline. Staff cleared the box late, so the tender was treated as late and ignored.
- Issue
- Did the council promise to consider a tender lodged in time?
- Held
- Yes. There was an implied unilateral contract to consider such a tender. The council was in breach.
- Principle
- An can contain a binding promise about how tenders will be treated.
- Why it matters
- It does not force the council to accept the tender. It forces them to consider it.
Words and Latin in this note
- Invitation to treat
- A step that invites the other person to make an offer. A shop display, a price in a window, and most advertisements are invitations, not offers. Open the note.
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