Public contracts - Latvia

Updated 11/2011

Legal requirements

The Law On Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) regulates the implementation of public-private partnership projects. Public services contracts are concluded for a term of no more than five years.

The Law On Public–Private Partnerships
The Law On Public Procurement

Types of public procurement

National-scale

Following accession to the European Union, Latvian businesses have access to the markets of EU countries and the public procurement market of EU institutions; conversely, EU businesses have access to the Latvian public procurement market.

This means that as an entrepreneur, you can tender for public procurement contracts. Regulated public procurement orders exceeding LVL 10,000 must be advertised through the Procurement Monitoring Bureau.

National public procurement authorities

The Ministry of Finance is the key government institution responsible for preparing and coordinating the implementation of PPP policy.

The Ministry of Finance

Administrative procedures

Submitting tenders

Tenders must be submitted to the Procurement Monitoring Bureau:

Resources

Guidelines for the implementation of PPP projects, risk assessment methodology and documentation are available on the Public-Private Partnership portal.

Public-Private Partnership Portal
PPP Association

Programmes

In order to facilitate a wider take-up of PPP projects in the national economy, the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships in Latvia programme co-funded by the Norwegian Government’s bilateral financial instrument will have to be implemented.

The LIAA programme entitled 'Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships in Latvia'.

Check also the legislation on this topic in:

Public contracts - Latvia