Action brought on 28 December 2011 - Veloss and Attimedia v Parliament
(Case T-667/11)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicants: Veloss International SA (Brussels, Belgium) and Attimedia SA (Brussels) (represented by: N. Korogiannakis, lawyer)
Defendant: European Parliament
Form of order sought
Annul the decision of the European Parliament to select the bid of the applicants filed in response to the open call for tenders no EL/2011/EU "Translation into Greek"
2, as second on the list of successful tenders, communicated to the applicants by letter dated 18 October 2011 and all related decisions taken subsequently by the defendant, including the one to award the respective contract to the first successful tender;
Order the European Parliament to pay damages to the applicants for loss of opportunity and reputational damage in the amount of 10.000 EUR (euros);
Order the European Parliament to pay legal and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the present application, even if it is dismissed by the General Court.
Pleas in law and main arguments
In support of the action, the applicants rely on five pleas in law.
First plea in law, alleging
that the evaluation committee systematically mixed the selection and award criteria and various phases of the tendering procedure;
Second plea in law, alleging
that the European Parliament infringed Article 100 (2) of the Financial Regulation by not disclosing to the applicants the financial offer of the successful tender, in spite of their written request;
Third plea in law, alleging
various shortcomings of the evaluation method applied by the evaluation committee and further, contesting composition of the latter, lack of effectiveness on its part;
Fourth plea in law, alleging
vagueness and unsuitability of the selection and award criteria and taking into account the criteria which have not been notified to the tenderers;
Fifth plea in law, alleging
that the evaluation committee failed to request the proof of the educational profile and the translation experience of the tenderers' staff.
____________1 - OJ 2011/S 56-0903742 - Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25/06/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1)