24Lastly, in accordance with the principle of proportionality, which is a general principle of EU law, since the purpose of national legislation relating to public procurement procedures is to safeguard the equal treatment of tenderers, such legislation must not go beyond what is necessary to achieve the intended objective (see, to that effect, judgment of 8 February 2018, Lloyd’s of London, C‑144/17, EU:C:2018:78, paragraph 32 and the case-law cited).
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