Judgment of the General Court of 6 June 2013 – VIP Car Solutions v Parliament
(Case T-668/11) 1
(Non-contractual liability – Public service contracts – Community procurement procedure – Transport of Members of the European Parliament in chauffeur-driven cars and minibuses during sessions at Strasbourg – Rejection of the bid of a tenderer – Annulment by the General Court of the rejection decision – Loss allegedly suffered following the decision rejecting the applicant’s bid – Action for damages)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: VIP Car Solutions SARL (Hoenheim, France) (represented by: G. Welzer, lawyer)
Defendant: European Parliament (represented initially by: G. Hellinckx and M. Mraz and subsequently by: L. Darie and M. Mraz, acting as Agents)
Re:
Action for damages seeking compensation for the loss which the applicant claims to have suffered as a result of the Parliament’s decision of 24 January 2007 rejecting its tender submitted in the context of the tender procedure relating to transport for Members of the European Parliament in chauffeur-driven cars and minibuses during part-sessions in Strasbourg (PE/2006/06/UTD/1), subsequently annulled by the judgment in Case T-89/07 VIP Car Solutions v Parliament [2009] ECR II-1403.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the appeal;
Orders VIP Car Solutions SARL to pay the costs.
____________1 OJ C 109, 14.4.2012.