Roma Multiservizi and Rekeep (Opinion) French Text [2022] EUECJ C-332/20_O (24 February 2022)

Roma Multiservizi and Rekeep (Opinion) French Text [2022] EUECJ C-332/20_O (24 February 2022)

EU law precludes a contracting authority from automatically excluding a bidder from a public-private partnership procurement procedure solely on the basis of any indirect public participation in the bidder's capital, unless it is established that such participation actually limits the effective economic, financial,...

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Citation
[2022] EUECJ C-332/20_O
Parties
Applicant: Roma Multiservizi SpA; Applicant: Rekeep SpA; Respondent: Roma Capitale; Respondent: Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference (eu Law) / Opinion of Advocate General Before Court of Justice
Outcome
Opinion: EU law precludes automatic exclusion based solely on indirect public participation; a case-by-case assessment is required.
Legal Topics
Public Private Partnerships, Concessions, Selection Criteria, Proportionality, Competition, Participation Thresholds
EU Law Public Procurement Administrative Law Public Private Partnerships Concessions Selection Criteria Proportionality Competition +1 more

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Parties

Roma Multiservizi SpA

Applicant

Rekeep SpA

Applicant

Roma Capitale

Respondent

Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference (eu Law) / Opinion of Advocate General Before Court of Justice

  1. 1 Whether EU law precludes a contracting authority from considering its own indirect participation in the capital of a private partner when calculating the minimum private participation threshold in a mixed-capital company for public procurement purposes.
  2. 2 Whether exclusion of a bidder based on such calculation is compatible with EU principles of competition, proportionality, and adequacy.

Ratio Decidendi

EU law precludes a contracting authority from automatically excluding a bidder from a public-private partnership procurement procedure solely on the basis of any indirect public participation in the bidder's capital, unless it is established that such participation actually limits the effective economic, financial, or technical capacity of the private partner below the required threshold. The relevant directives require a case-by-case assessment of the real impact of indirect public participation on the bidder's ability to fulfill the contract, in line with the principles of proportionality and competition.

Court Disposition

Opinion: EU law precludes automatic exclusion based solely on indirect public participation; a case-by-case assessment is required.