1. 

European Union public contracts – Tendering procedure – Award of contracts – Most economically advantageous tender – Criteria for selecting candidates – Capacity of candidates to provide the services specified – Award criteria – Assistance services for buildings – Criteria relating to the organisation of personnel and the assessment of the technical and professional capacity of tenderers to perform the contract in question – Criteria normally used for the selection of tenderers – Application to the award of the contract – Not permissible – Conditions

(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Arts 160 and 167, Annex I)

(see paras 51-57, 145)

2. 

European Union public contracts – Conclusion of a contract following a call for tenders – Discretion of the institutions – Judicial review – Limits

(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 2018/1046)

(see para. 58)

3. 

European Union public contracts – Tendering procedure – Award of contracts – Most economically advantageous tender – Award criteria – Choice of the contracting authority – Imprecise award criteria – None – Criteria based on social considerations – Whether permissible – Use of labels and certifications – Whether permissible – Absence of a list of the criteria underlying the specific labels and absence of authorisation to provide by any means proof that a product meets those criteria – Not permissible

(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Arts 160 and 167, Annex I)

(see paras 87-93)

4. 

Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Decision, as part of the public-procurement procedure, not to accept a tender – Assessment having regard to the information at the applicant’s disposal at the time the action was brought – Information provided to the applicant not clearly showing the reasons for rejecting the tender and not sufficiently explaining the characteristics and advantages of the tender accepted – Obligation to communicate, following a written request, the characteristics and relative advantages of the tender accepted and the name of the tenderer – Obligation on the awarding authority to provide a detailed comparative analysis of the tender accepted and the tender of the unsuccessful tenderer – None – Sufficient statement of reasons

(Art. 256 TFEU, European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Art. 170(2) and (3)(a) and Annex I)

(see paras 162-171, 174-177)

1. 

Dismisses the action;

2. 

Orders Sophia Group to pay the costs, including those relating to the interim proceedings.