Judgment of the General Court of 28 January 2016 — Agriconsulting Europe v Commission
(Case T-570/13) 1
(Public service contracts –Tendering procedure — Operational technical assistance to set up and manage a network facility for the implementation of the European Innovation Partnership ‘Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability’ — Rejection of a tenderer’s bid — Award of the contract to another tenderer — Abnormally low tender — Non-contractual liability)
Language of the case: Italian
Parties
Applicant: Agriconsulting Europe SA (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: R. Sciaudone, lawyer)
Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Capelletti and L. Di Paolo, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for compensation for the harm suffered as a result of alleged irregularities on the part of the Commission in the tender procedure “Establishing a network facility for the implementation of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) ‘Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability’” (AGRI-2012-EIP-01).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the application;
Orders Agriconsulting Europe SA to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.
____________1 OJ C 367, 14.12.2013.