Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 15 January 2013 — Alfacam and Others v Parliament

(Case T‑21/12)

Action for annulment — Public service contracts — Procurement procedure — Supply of audiovisual services to the Parliament — Rejection of a tenderer’s bid — Articles 94 and 103 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 — Action manifestly devoid of any basis in law

1.                     EU public contracts — Tender procedure — Award of contracts — Exclusion of tenderers having made false statements during the procedure — Applicable at the stage of awarding the contract and not thereafter (Council Regulation No 1605/2002, Art. 94(b)) (see para. 42)

2.                     Judicial proceedings — Application initiating proceedings — Formal requirements — Brief summary of the pleas in law on which the application is based — Single plea based on a misinterpretation of a provision — Action manifestly devoid of legal foundation (Rules of Procedure of the General Court, Art. 44(1); Council Regulation No 1605/2002, Art. 94(b)) (see paras 43-45)

3.                     EU public contracts — Procedure for award of public contracts — Discovery of significant errors, irregularities or fraud vitiating the procedure after the award of the contract — Institution’s margin of discretion (Council Regulation No 1605/2002, Art. 103, second para.) (see paras 46-50)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of the Parliament’s decision of 18 November 2011 to award lot No 1 in the call for tenders EP/DGCOMM/AV/11/11 relating to the provision of audiovisual services within the Parliament in Brussels (Belgium) to watch tv and of the Parliament’s decision of 18 November 2011 rejecting Eubropa’s bid for that lot.

Operative part

1. The action is dismissed.

2. The applicants are ordered to bear their own costs and pay the costs incurred by the European Parliament.