Judgment of the General Court of 17 September 2015 — Ricoh Belgium v Council

(Case T-691/13) ¹

(Public service and supply contracts — Tender procedure — Black and white multifunction printers and maintenance services — Rejection of the bid made by a tenderer — Obligation to state reasons — Transparency)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant: Ricoh Belgium NV (Vilvoorde, Belgium) (represented by: N. Braeckevelt and A. De Visscher, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Vitsentzatos and K. Michoel, acting as Agents, and B. Van Vooren and J. Weytjens, lawyers)

Re:

Application for annulment of the decision of the Council of 29 October 2013 not to accept the tender submitted by the applicant in tendering procedure UCA 034/13, relating to the purchase or hire of black and white multifunction printers (MFPs) and associated maintenance services in the buildings occupied by the General Secretariat of the Council (OJ 2013/S 83-138901), and to award the contract to another tenderer.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Annuls the decision of the Council of 29 October 2013 not to accept the tender submitted by the applicant in tendering procedure UCA 034/13, relating to the purchase or hire of black and white multifunction printers (MFPs) and associated maintenance services in the buildings occupied by the General Secretariat of the Council in so far as it concerns lot No 4;

Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.

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¹ OJ C 52, 22.2.2014.