The award of the concession for the Lisbon and Estoril casinos received a suspension order from the court, after the protest of the competitor who was excluded from the tender. As reported by The Observer, following the action filed on January 10 against the Ministry of Economy by Bidluck (excluded bidder), the immediate suspension of the award of the new concession to Estoril-Sol was decreed by the Lisbon Administrative Court.
The award of the concession for the Lisbon and Estoril casinos to Estoril-Sol was suspended by the court
Contacted by the Observer, the Ministry of Economy guarantees that it was only summoned on January 16 in relation to the aforementioned process. And guarantees to be analyzing to decide the procedural actions to adopt.
Just yesterday, 01.16.2023, the Ministry of Economy and the Sea was summoned within the framework of said process, for which reason it is currently analyzing and deciding the procedural steps to follow”, according to information sent to the Observer by an official source of the supervised Ministry. by Antonio Costa Silva.
The court accepted Bidluck’s challenge request, leaving a period of 20 days for the government and Estoril-Sol to challenge the decision, which has the effect of suspending the award process. The Government can request the lifting of the automatic suspensive effect, but Bidluck maintains that it will be difficult to justify this request since he chose to extend the current concessions until June 30.
Source: Observadora
