Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 25 October 2012 — IDT Biologika v Commission

(Case T-503/10)

Public supply contracts — Call for tenders — Supply in Serbia of rabies vaccines — Rejection of a submitted tender — Award of the contract to another tenderer

1.                     EU public contracts — Conclusion of a contract following a call for tenders — Discretion of the institutions — Judicial review — Limits (Council Regulation No 1605/2002; Commission Regulation No 2342/2002) (see paras 19, 20)

2.                     EU public contracts — Tender procedure — Duty to comply with the principles of equal treatment of tenderers and transparency (Council Regulation No 1605/2002, Arts 89(1) and 168) (see para. 51)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of the decision dated 10 August 2010 of the European Union delegation in the Republic of Serbia (OJ 2010/S 192-293332) awarding the contract in the call for tenders EuropeAid/129809/C/SUP/RS for the supply of rabies vaccines for vaccination campaigns in Serbia to the consortium directed by the company Bioveta a.s. and rejecting the tender submitted by the applicant.

Operative part

The Court:

1.

Dismisses the action;

2.

Orders IDT Biologika GmbH to pay the costs.