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KHO:2004:29 AI generated

Supreme Administrative Court allows procurement authority to stop lowest-price tender if total cost analysis is impossible due to tender terms.

Case Number KHO:2004:29
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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The Supreme Administrative Court allowed the procurement authority to terminate the tendering process without awarding a contract. The authority had initiated the procedure based on the lowest price criterion but halted it after realizing that the tender document's content made a total cost comparison impossible. The court ruled that this action did not violate procurement law because the authority could not fulfill the lowest price requirement under the specific circumstances.

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Act on Public Procurement; Act on Public Procurement: A procurement authority may terminate a tendering procedure initiated under the lowest price criterion if the tender document's content prevents a comparison based on total cost.

Keywords

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public procurement law lowest price criterion total cost analysis tender termination procurement authority powers impossible comparison procedural compliance

Cited Legislation

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Act on Public Procurement
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market_2011_470
Public procurement court dismisses bid rejection claim but orders tenderer to pay opponent's legal costs.
market_2004_189
Market Court voids procurement decision for selecting a bid that failed to include mandatory demonstration costs.
ECLI:FI:KHO:2020:39
Court dismisses bid rejection claim where tenderer failed to notice non-compliant attachment before award decision.
kho-other_2019_368
Supreme Administrative Court dismissed public procurement appeal where group was excluded from tender process before eligibility review. Group failed to join tender procedure timely, so no compensation possible despite alleged errors.
kko-other_2005_1921
Supreme Court dismissed claim for damages against public authority for breach of public procurement law.

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Alimman hinnan periaatteella tarjouskilpailun aloittanut hankintaviranomainen ei menetellyt hankintalainsäädännön vastaisesti, kun se keskeytti tarjouskilpailun hankintaa tekemättä havaittuaan tarjousten tutkimisen ja vertailun jälkeen, että tarjouspyynnön sisällön vuoksi sen ei ollut mahdollista tehdä hankintaa kysymyksessä olevan tarjouspyynnön perusteella kokonaiskustannuksiltaan edullisimmalla tavalla.

Kort referat på svenska

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En upphandlande myndighet som hade påbörjat ett anbudsförfarande på grundval av kriteriet lägsta pris hade inte handlat i strid med bestämmelserna om upphandling när den avbröt förfarandet utan att tilldela något kontrakt efter att vid bedömningen och jämförelsen av anbuden ha insett att den med hänsyn till innehållet i anbudsinfordran inte hade kunnat företa upphandlingen på grundval av anbudsinfordran i fråga till den mest fördelaktiga totalkostnaden.