69.7  Notice to Continue

If the Contractor gives notice to the Authority under Clause 69.5 (Unable to Agree) that it wishes to terminate this Contract, then the Authority has the option either to accept such notice or to respond in writing on or before the date falling ten (10) Business Days after the date of its receipt stating that it requires this Contract to continue.  If the Authority gives the Contractor such notice, then:

69.7.1  the Authority shall pay to the Contractor, the Unitary Charge and Third Party Income in accordance with paragraph 6 (Principles relating to Third Party Income) of Schedule 19 (Revision of Base Case and Custody) from the day after the date on which this Contract would have terminated under Clause 69.5 (Unable to Agree) as if the Services were being fully provided;148 and

69.7.2  this Contract will not terminate until expiry of written notice of at least twenty (20) Business Days from the Authority to the Contractor that it wishes this Contract to terminate.

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148  This will be subject to general mitigation obligations.