Question juridique clé
Whether an existing quality certification had to be positively weighted in the award evaluation.
Solution extraite
No. The contracting authority was not required to ask for certification in the tender or to grant a better score because of an existing certification.
Motifs extraits
A certification is only an indication of quality, not a necessary sign of superiority over non-certified competitors. Quality may also be demonstrated by other means, and the weighting of such certificates largely lies within the contracting authority's discretion.