61Moreover, it is important to note that the fundamental principles of EU law, such as equal treatment and transparency, are applicable to the conclusion of a framework agreement; this follows from the first subparagraph of Article 33(1) of Directive 2014/24. Not only the principles of equal treatment and non-discrimination, but also the principle of transparency that stems from them imply that all the conditions and detailed rules of the award procedure must be drawn up in a clear, precise and unequivocal manner in the contract notice or tender specifications so that, first, all reasonably informed tenderers exercising ordinary care can understand their exact significance and interpret them in the same way and, second, the contracting authority is able to ascertain whether the tenders submitted satisfy the criteria applying to the contract in question (see, to that effect, judgment of 19 December 2018, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato – Antitrust and Coopservice, C‑216/17, EU:C:2018:1034, paragraph 63).
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