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In brief

With Judgment No. 1455 dated 17 February 2021 the Council of State upheld the decision of a contracting authority not to award a public tender for the supply of antiseptics and disinfectants where the only valid offer was found to have a value higher than that identified through a comparative survey of the prices of goods in the healthcare sector.


In more detail

In particular, the administrative judge acknowledged the possibility for the relevant contracting authority to apply the safeguard clause laid down in Section 95, paragraph 12, of the Code of the Public Contracts, pursuant to which contracting authorities may refuse to award a tender if no offer is considered convenient or suitable in relation to the subject matter of the contract, provided that said possibility is expressly envisaged in the call for tenders.

Author

Roberto Cursano has been a lawyer in Baker McKenzie since September 2007. He focuses on healthcare law and compliance, and assists in tender procedures, the negotiation of public contracts and litigation before administrative courts. Mr. Cursano is a former administrative officer in the Italian Ministry of Health and helps clients work closely with the Italian Public Administration. He is admitted to the bar before the Italian Supreme Court and the Council of State. As well as training and tutoring in the master’s degree program on clinical trials of pharmaceutical products at the University of Rome Sapienza, Mr. Cursano regularly publishes articles and scientific contributions. He also frequently hosts and participates in seminars and presentations on pharmaceutical and administrative law matters.

Author

Riccardo Ovidi is an Associate in Baker McKenzie Rome office.