Request for a preliminary ruling from the Državna revizijska komisija za revizijo postopkov oddaje javnih naročil (Slovenia) lodged on 8 May 2019 — Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve v Tax-Fin-Lex d. o. o.
(Case C-367/19)
Language of the case: Slovenian
Referring court
Državna revizijska komisija za revizijo postopkov oddaje javnih naročil
Parties to the main proceedings
Contracting authority: Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve
Applicant for review: Tax-Fin-Lex d. o. o.
Questions referred
Is there a ‘contract for pecuniary interest’ as part of a public contract within the meaning of Article 2(1)(5) of Directive 2014/24, 1 where the contracting authority is not required to provide any consideration but, by performing the public contract, the economic operator obtains access to a new market and references?
Is it possible or necessary to interpret Article 2(1)(5) of Directive 2014/24 in such a way that it constitutes a basis for rejecting a bid with a price of EUR 0.00?
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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).