Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 26 March 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo — Portugal) — Ambisig — Ambiente e Sistemas de Informação Geográfica SA v Nersant — Associação Empresarial da Região de Santarém, Núcleo Inicial — Formação e Consultoria Lda

(Case C-601/13) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2004/18/EC - Public service contracts - Conduct of the procedure - Contract award criteria - Qualifications of the staff assigned to performance of the contract))

(2015/C 171/07)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Ambisig — Ambiente e Sistemas de Informação Geográfica SA

Defendants: Nersant — Associação Empresarial da Região de Santarém, Núcleo Inicial — Formação e Consultoria Lda

Operative part of the judgment

With regard to procurement contracts for the provision of services of an intellectual nature, training and consultancy, Article 53(1)(a) of 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 does not preclude the contracting authority from using a criterion enabling evaluation of the teams specifically put forward by the tenderers for the performance of the contract and which takes into consideration the composition of the team and the experience and academic and professional background of the team members.

(1)  OJ C 39, 8.2.2014.