Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 December 2025.#Mara soc. coop. arl v Ministero della Difesa and Gruppo Samir Global Service Srl.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Public procurement – Mixed procurement involving defence – Services directly linked to military equipment – Directive 2009/81/EC – Directive 2014/24/EU – Determining the applicable directive – Contract award criteria – Third subparagraph of Article 67(2) – Prohibition on using price as the sole award criterion – Proportionality – Public contracts for labour-intensive services.#Case C-769/23.