May persons outside the tender commission assess samples in a tender, and who must carry out that assessment?

Decision number:

2013/UM.I-1910

Decision date:

12 February 2023

On examining the sample inspection record of 29 January 2013 in the tender file, it was stated that the sample submitted by the applicant did not comply with the characteristics in Article 5 of the technical specification, and that record had been drawn up by persons not serving on the tender commission.