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Tender procedure for the provision of technical assistance and training aimed at strengthening the institutional, legal and administrative capacities of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Protection and the National Food Authority in Albania

Case opened
Case 1005/2011/MMN - Opened on Wednesday | 01 June 2011 - Recommendation on Tuesday | 09 October 2012 - Decision on Monday | 27 January 2014 - Institution concerned European Commission ( Critical remark )

Allegation(s)

The Commission failed to ensure compliance with the principle of equal treatment and failed to avoid a conflict of interest because an employee of the successful tenderer participated in the drafting of the Terms of Reference of the relevant public tender.

Claim(s)

The Commission should annul (or terminate) the contract and organise a new tender procedure excluding the tenderer affected by the conflict of interest. Moreover, the Commission should compensate the harm suffered by the complainant.