Even if this is true, and I make no comment on that, you may very well be correct. Without further laws/treaties bidding ≠ selecting. I assume one of the criteria is the company’s fitness.
The train operators should recognise that they are in a bit of a monopsony, here.
Unfortunately, EU laws mean that they have to let companies bid on contracts, so their influence on who they deal with is somewhat limited.
Add more requirements to the contract that make these kinds of practices impossible/harder to pull off
Even if this is true, and I make no comment on that, you may very well be correct. Without further laws/treaties bidding ≠ selecting. I assume one of the criteria is the company’s fitness.
The train operators should recognise that they are in a bit of a monopsony, here.