6  Changes to the Authority's requirements

6.1  If the Approval Criteria are subject to any material variation by the Authority after a Draft Business Case has been submitted then:

(a)  the Service Provider shall negotiate with the Authority in good faith as to the implications on the Draft Business Case or Full Business Case (as the case may be) and shall seek to agree changes thereto to accommodate the change by agreement with the Authority.

(b)  if agreement has not been reached pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) within twenty (20) Business Days (or such longer period as the parties may agree) the Service Provider shall be entitled to withdraw the Draft Business Case or the Full Business Case (as the case may be) and to be paid the reasonable costs of preparing the Draft Business Case or the Full Business Case (as the case may be) up to the date of the change notified by the Authority.