The Contract will also normally include warranties given by the Contractor to the Authority providing assurance to the Authority that certain statements made by the Contractor are true and may be relied upon by the Authority.
Under the WIDP Contract (Clause 5.4) the Contractor warrants a number of matters as at the date of the Contract. For example, there are statements relating to the Contractor's constitution, its corporate status and corporate powers, the validity and enforceability of the Contractor's obligations, the accuracy of the Contractor Warranted Data, the Contractor's trading history and the non-existence of proceedings that could seriously undermine the Contractor's ability to perform its obligations. The Contractor also warrants (at Clause 5.2) that has not committed a Prohibited Act (which include, for example, offering inducements or committing bribery and other specified offences).
If the Contract Manager suspects there has been a breach of a warranty (s)he should seek advice from the Authority's Legal Department to agree the best approach to managing the situation.