Court of Justice 7 February 2002, C-327/00 (Santex SpA v Unità Socio Sanitaria Locale n. 42 di Pavia, and Sca Mölnlycke SpA, Artsana SpA and Fater SpA.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I ─ Introduction 1. In the present proceedings for a preliminary ruling, the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Lombardia (Lombardy Regional Administrative Tribunal) (hereinafter "the national court" ) asks whether it can disregard the validity of an invitation to tender for a public supply contract which has not been