Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo (Portugal) lodged on 25 November 2013 — AMBISIG-Ambiente e Sistemas de Informação Geográfica Lda v NERSANT-Associação Empresarial da Região de Santarém, NÚCLEO INICIAL — Formação e Consultoria Lda

(Case C-601/13)

2014/C 39/13

Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: AMBISIG-Ambiente e Sistemas de Informação Geográfica Lda

Defendants: NERSANT-Associação Empresarial da Região de Santarém, NÚCLEO INICIAL — Formação e Consultoria Lda

Question referred

With regard to a procurement contract for the provision of training and consultancy services, of an intellectual nature, is it compatible with Directive 2004/18/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, as amended, to lay down, among the factors making up the award criterion in relation to tenders in a public tendering procedure, a factor that evaluates the teams specifically put forward by the tenderers for the performance of the contract, having regard to the composition of the respective teams, their proven experience and analysis of their CVs?

(1)  Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ 2004 L 134, p. 114.