Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo (Portugal) lodged on 20 December 2024 – Adão da Fonseca – Engenheiros Consultores, Lda v Metro do Porto, S.A.,

Betar Consultores, Lda

(Case C-888/24, Adão da Fonseca-Engenheiros Consultores)

(C/2025/2839)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Adão da Fonseca – Engenheiros Consultores, Lda.

Defendants:

Metro do Porto, S.A.,

Betar Consultores, Lda

Question referred

Should the rule requiring anonymity of candidates laid down in Article 82(4) of Directive 2014/24/EU, (1) in conjunction with the possibility of dialogue between the jury and the candidates in order to obtain clarification about the designs submitted, as provided for in Article 82(5) and (6), and with the reference in Article 80(1) of that directive to the provisions of Title I, be interpreted as precluding a prior hearing of the interested parties as a compulsory step in the procedure?

(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.).