The International Procurement Act On 29 August 2022, Regulation (EU) 2022/1031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, or the International Procurement Act (IPI)[1], entered into force. Its purpose is to promote access and equal conditions for European Union companies outside the EU. This is supposed to be done with response measures: if the […]
We are advising Riigi Kinnisvara AS (RKAS), a real estate development and management company established for the efficient management of the real estate belonging to the Estonian state, on the purchase (public procurement) of electricity produced from renewable sources. Commitment to renewable energy As one of the largest electricity consumers in Estonia, RKAS is starting […]
The Public Procurement team from our Latvian office helped SIA PROLUX successfully challenge the results of the negotiation procedure “Delivery and installation of kitchen equipment at the Jelgava state municipality educational institution Jelgava Technology Secondary School” (the Negotiation Procedure) at Meiju Road 9, Jelgava, organised by Jelgava city municipality (the Client) and held at the […]
In response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, the EU has decided to impose sanctions and end business ties with the aggressor. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have also spoken up clearly and consistently in this regard: restrictions will be applied. One of these involves amendments to the public procurement laws, which have already entered into force […]
Last week, the Parliament of Estonia (Riigikogu) passed amendments to the Public Procurement Act (RHS). In total, almost 300 changes are envisaged in the act, which is impressive in terms of numbers, but will not lead to drastic changes. The current Public Procurement Act has been in force since 1 September 2017 and transposed three […]
