Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 April 2026.#Sof Medica S.A. v Spitalul Clinic Judeţean de Urgenţă Cluj-Napoca.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Public procurement – Directive 2014/24/EU – Article 18 – Principles of procurement – Equal treatment and transparency – Article 42 – Technical specifications – Discretion of the contracting authority – Definition of need – Reference to a type or to a specific production – Situations in which such a reference must be accompanied by the words ‘or equivalent’.#Case C-568/24.