Judgment of the Court of First Instance (Third Chamber) of 12 March 2008 – European Service Network v Commission
(Case T-332/03)
Public service contracts – Community tendering procedure – Provision of services for the development and provision of services in support of the Community Research and Development Service (CORDIS) –- Rejection of a tender – Principles of equal treatment as between tenderers and transparency – Compliance with the award criteria set out in the tendering specifications
1. European Communities’ public procurement – Tendering procedure (see paras 122, 125-127, 130, 142, 145, 147-148)
2. European Communities’ public procurement – Conclusion of a contract following a call for tenders (see para. 213)
3. Procedure – Application initiating proceedings – Formal requirements (Statute of the Court of Justice, Arts 21, first para., and 53, first para.; Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, Arts 44(1)(c) and 48(2)) (see paras 229-231)
Re:
APPLICATION for the annulment of the decision to award the contract which is the subject of the Commission’s call for tenders ENTR/02/55 – CORDIS Lot 1 for the development and provision of services in support of the Community Research and Development Service (CORDIS).
Operative part
The Court:
1.
Dismisses the application;
2.
Orders European Service Network (ESN) to pay the costs.
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