Tenders in Latvia

Public procurement in Latvia

Key facts for bidders, checked against official sources (2026-10). General information, not legal advice. Always confirm the rules in the tender documents and on the official portal.

Main procurement law

Public Procurement Law (Publisko iepirkumu likums) (2016) — implements the EU public procurement directives

Regulator

Procurement Monitoring Bureau (IUB – Iepirkumu uzraudzības birojs)

Official portal

Electronic Procurement System (EIS); notices published in the IUB Publication Management System (PVS)

WTO procurement agreement

Latvia is covered by the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) through the EU: above set value thresholds, suppliers from other GPA parties must be treated like local ones.

Foreign bidders

Latvia applies the EU procurement directives, so operators from the EU/EEA and WTO GPA parties can bid. Most procedures require tenders to be submitted electronically through EIS.

Notice languages

Latvian

Currency

EUR

Good to know

A procurement is announced when its notice is published in the IUB Publication Management System; procurement documents are then available in EIS.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$48.6 billion

Exports (2025)

US$30.4 billion in goods and services

Imports (2025)

US$32.6 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2025)

130% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

1.3% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).

Latvia on FreeTender right now

893 open notices; the busiest sectors are construction & infrastructure (272), financial & professional services (79), healthcare & pharma (78), manufacturing & supply (70) and it & telecom (70).

Most active buyers: Ropažu novada pašvaldība (24), Valsts aizsardzības loģistikas un iepirkumu centrs (21), Daugavpils valstspilsētas pašvaldība (21), Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte (19), Jēkabpils novada pašvaldība (15).

Sources: iub.gov.lv · iub.gov.lv · likumi.lv

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