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Table 1.

Factors contributing to not complaining even though there was an error

What factors contributed to the fact that your company did not complain, even though there was an error in the procurement process?	No. of respondents
Risk of jeopardizing a good business relationship with the contracting authority	135
Risk of jeopardizing good business relations with other companies	106
Long court proceeding times for complaints to the market court	120
Own legal costs	103
The risk of having to pay the contracting authority’s and the opposing party’s fees	92
The amount of court fees	68
Procurement decision could not have been annulled anymore	30
Alternative review possibilities were considered adequate (possibility to seek for correction by the contracting authority)	23
Settling the matter with the contracting authority	16
Obtaining a replacing contract	14
Pressure from the contracting authority	10
New information received after the procurement decision	7

What factors contributed to the fact that your company did not complain, even though there was an error in the procurement process?	No. of respondents
Risk of jeopardizing a good business relationship with the contracting authority	135
Risk of jeopardizing good business relations with other companies	106
Long court proceeding times for complaints to the market court	120
Own legal costs	103
The risk of having to pay the contracting authority’s and the opposing party’s fees	92
The amount of court fees	68
Procurement decision could not have been annulled anymore	30
Alternative review possibilities were considered adequate (possibility to seek for correction by the contracting authority)	23
Settling the matter with the contracting authority	16
Obtaining a replacing contract	14
Pressure from the contracting authority	10
New information received after the procurement decision	7

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