Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos administracinių ginčų komisija lodged on 17 June 2025 – Plungės rajono savivaldybės administracija v Viešųjų pirkimų tarnyba

(Case C-402/25, Plungės rajono savivaldybės administracija)

(C/2025/4880)

Language of the case: Lithuanian

Referring court

Lietuvos administracinių ginčų komisija

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Plungės rajono savivaldybės administracija

Defendant: Viešųjų pirkimų tarnyba

Interested third party: VA Statyba UAB

Question referred

Is the practice of the contracting authority being obliged to disclose the name of any supplier (economic operator) which has provided false information regarding its compliance with the qualification requirements, regardless of the fact that the contracting authority has not taken a decision to exclude such a supplier (economic operator) from participating in the procurement procedure before the end of the procurement procedure (conclusion of the contract) compatible with the objectives of Directive 2014/24/EU, (1) and Article 18(1), Article 57(4)(h) thereof, as well as the objectives of Directive 89/665/EEC (2) and the fourth subparagraph of Article 1(1) thereof, whether taken together or separately, but not limited to those provisions, and with the principle of proportionality?

(1)  Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ 2014 L 94, p. 65).

(2)  Council Directive 89/665/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the coordination of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of review procedures to the award of public supply and public works contracts (OJ 1989 L 395, p. 33).