Judgment_paragraph 67 · Direct Way and Directway Worldwide v European Parliament (T-126/13)

67In the first place, it should be borne in mind that, according to the case-law, although the negotiated procedure may be initiated by the contracting authority only in specific situations, such as where irregular or unacceptable offers have been submitted in response to an open procedure which has been completed, provided for in Article 127(1)(a) of the Implementing Rules, the fact none the less remains that it is an autonomous procedure, distinct from any other contract award procedure and, in particular, from the open procedure (order in Bull and Others v Commission, cited in paragraph 28 above, EU:T:2009:514, paragraph 14).