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Two landmark victories in public procurement disputes
We successfully represented IQVIA, a leading global provider in the field of life sciences, in two public procurement disputes regarding North Estonia Medical Centre’s (PERH) decision to disqualify and exclude IQVIA. The cases are notable because, in Estonian public procurement, errors of this kind (concerning who should be regarded as the correct applicant) have not […]
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New lease procurement dispute resolved in favour of Eesti Energia
We represented Eesti Energia, an international energy company headquartered in Estonia, during a dispute with Lelle 22 Holding over the terms of the public procurement procedure for leasing new headquarters for the Eesti Energia group. The estimated value of the contract was approximately EUR 24 million. Most of the disputed terms were deemed legal Lelle […]
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A Viimsi municipality public tender was cancelled by a precept
We represented the Estonian ferry operator Kihnu Veeteed in a dispute with the Viimsi municipal government concerning public procurement for the Prangli ferry route. This was a landmark case, as no similar case is known in the past decade of administrative practice in which a procurement dispute was resolved following a precept from the Ministry […]
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A special audit identified deficiencies in the previous management of Eesti Energia AS
We conducted a special audit of Eesti Energia and its subsidiaries, commissioned by the Ministry of Finance. Four areas were analysed, and 37 observations were made. “We monitored the implementation of actions agreed upon in internal audits. To do this, we analysed documents, as well as explanations provided to us separately, and information obtained during […]
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Mulgi parish successfully overturns a decision of the State Shared Service Centre
We successfully represented the municipality of Mulgi in a dispute with the State Shared Service Centre (SSSC) over the latter’s recent decision, by which the SSSC ordered Mulgi Municipality to return approximately EUR 50 000 of EU funding. The recovery order was related to Mulgi Municipality’s two public procurements for the demolition of an old […]