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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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The General Court of the European Union granted an interim relief application
We represent a client in a dispute with the European Commission before the General Court of the European Union. The core of the dispute revolves around the Commission’s decision to exclude the client from a procurement procedure, deeming their bid unacceptable. According to the Commission, the client’s proposal did not meet the minimum requirements. The […]
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The City of Rakvere overcame the State Shared Service Centre’s unjust claims
We successfully represented the city of Rakvere in a lawsuit against the financial correction decision of the State Support Services Centre (SSSC). The SSSC claimed back a 200,000 euro grant from the city of Rakvere in connection with the amendment of the construction contract for building the work and technology centre for basic schools. The […]
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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 […]