Judgment;Information — ECLI:EU:T:2021:77
Date: 2021-02-10
Language of the case: French
Court formation: Eighth Chamber
Subject matter: Freedom to provide services;Public procurement in the European Union
Procedure: Action for annulment - unfounded
Origin: Belgium

Judgment of the General Court of 10 February 2021 – Sophia Group v Parliament (Case T-578/19) 1 (Public service contracts – Tender procedure – Provision of assistance services for buildings – Rejection of a tenderer’s offer – Award of the contract to another tenderer – Selection criteria – Award criteria – Most economically advantageous tender – Use of labels and certifications in the formulation of award criteria – Obligation to state reasons) Language of the case: French Parties Applicant: Sophia Group (Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium) (represented by: Y. Schneider and C.-H. de la Vallée Poussin, lawyers) Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: L. Tapper Brandberg and B. Simon, acting as Agents) Re: Application based on Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of the decision of the Parliament of 30 July 2019 to award Lot No 1 of the tender for the ‘Provision of Buildings HelpDesk services’ (Call for tenders 06A 0010/2019/M011) to another tenderer. Operative part of the judgment The Court: Dismisses the action; Orders Sophia Group to pay the costs, including those relating to the interim proceedings. ____________ 1 OJ C 363, 28.10.2019.