1. 

European Union public contracts – Tendering procedure – Obligation to comply with the principle of equal treatment of tenderers – Need to ensure equal opportunities and comply with the principle of transparency – Scope

(European Parliament and Council Regulation 2018/1046, Art. 160(1))

(see paragraphs 28-32, 140)

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 2018/1046)

(see paragraphs 64, 106, 124, 141)

3. 

Action for annulment – Pleas in law – Action against a decision rejecting a tender submitted by a tenderer in the context of a public procurement procedure launched by an EU institution – Plea in law alleging a manifest error of assessment on the part of the contracting authority – Burden of proof borne by the applicant

(Art. 263 TFEU)

(see paragraph 65)

4. 

Fundamental rights – Charter of Fundamental Rights – Right to sound administration – Scope

(Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Art. 41)

(see paragraph 66)

5. 

Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Decision, in the procedure for the award of a public service contract, 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 paragraphs 159, 160, 162, 164)

6. 

Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Essential formality distinct from the merits of the decision

(Art. 296 TFEU)

(see paragraphs 161, 165)

1. 

Dismisses the action;

2. 

Orders Lenovo Global Technology Belgium BV to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC);

3. 

Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.