Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 5 March 2026.#Asociación de Empresas de Servicios para la Dependencia (AESTE) v Ayuntamiento de Ortuella.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Public procurement – Directive 2014/24/EU – Contract for social services without accommodation – Contract with a value below the threshold for that directive to apply – Article 67 – Award criteria of a social nature – Most economically advantageous tender – Salary increase of staff performing the contract above the salary level provided for in the sectoral collective agreement – Connection with the subject matter of the contract – Proportionality and non-discrimination – Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Right to negotiate by collective agreement.#Case C-210/24.