Public procurement rules do not apply to patient transport services provided in emergencies by non-profit organisations or associations, the European Court of Justice ruled in a judgment delivered on Thursday 21 March (Case C-465/17).
The German group Falck challenged before the German Courts the award by the city of Solingen to two non-profit associations, without prior competitive tender, of a contract for emergency services consisting of the care of the patient by a paramedic and their...