37For possible categorisation of a multi-stage operation as a public contract under that definition, the operation must be examined as a whole, taking account of its purpose (see, to that effect, judgment of 10 November 2005, Commission v Austria, C‑29/04, EU:C:2005:670, paragraph 41).
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