Judgment of the General Court of 26 September 2014 — B&S Europe v Commission
(Case T-222/13) 1
(Public service contracts — Call for tenders — Short-term services in the exclusive interest of third countries benefiting from European Union external aid — Rejection of the application — Selection criteria — Contracts divided into tranches — Reference project — Duty to state reasons — Principle of sound administration — Legitimate expectations — Principle of impartiality — Audi alteram partem rule)
Language of the case: French
Parties
Applicant: Business and Strategies in Europe (B&S Europe) SA (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L. Bihain and S. Pâques, lawyers)
Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by A. Bordes and R. Tricot, and subsequently by R. Tricot, acting as Agents, assisted by A.-M. Vandromme and J. Stuyck, lawyers)
Re:
Application for annulment of the Commission decision, set out in its letters of 15 February and 2 April 2013, informing the applicant that it had not been included on the list of candidates invited to participate in the restricted call for tenders concerning lot 7 of the multiple framework contract for the provision of short-term services in the exclusive interest of third countries benefiting from European Union external aid (OJ 2012/S 105-174077).
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Business and Strategies in Europe (B&S Europe) SA to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 164 of 8.6.2014.