Can the fact that a single valid bid close to the estimated cost remains be a ground for cancelling the tender?

Court:

Council of State

Case no. (E.):

2016/1500

Decision no. (K.):

2016/1413

Decision date:

12 February 2023

The tender commission's stated ground for cancelling the tender was that, following the exclusion of two tenderers from the evaluation, the claimant's bid remained as the only valid bid, and the figures of the competing bids were compared.