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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 […]
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Public procurement dispute ends unconventionally
We represented Elisa, Estonia’s leading telecommunications services provider, in a public procurement dispute with Estonian Railways, a railway infrastructure manager, in relation to the terms of a public tender announced by the latter. In accordance with the law At the EUR 300,000 tender, Estonian Railways sought to contract a provider of landline telephone services, including […]
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There is no place for creativity in public procurement
We successfully represented the Estonian strategic design agency Identity in contesting the outcome of the public procurement “Developing an Integrated Marketing Strategy for Visiting, Living and the Business Environment in Lääne-Viru County”, organised by MTÜ Lääne-Viru Municipalities Union. Legitimate assessment The main issue in the dispute was the tender evaluation, that is, the number of […]
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The City of Tallinn and Utilitas have agreed to enter into a joint venture
We are advising Tallinn City Government in concluding a cooperation agreement to create a joint venture in the field of district heating, AS Utilitas Tallinna Soojus, which will be 33.34% owned by the City of Tallinn and 66.66% by the private limited company Utilitas. The joint venture will be a holding company that manages investments […]
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Sorainen successful in representing clients in contesting financial correction decisions
We are representing several recipients of support paid from the state budget or European Union funds, in disputes with the Estonian state, represented by Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus (State Shared Services Centre – RTK). Recovery of grants Recently, disputes over financial correction decisions by implementing entities have become an increasing trend in administrative disputes. In these […]