Public tenders in Latvia and Lithuania: EIS and CVP IS explained

Together the Latvian and Lithuanian public markets are several times larger than Estonia's. Most tenders are published only in the national e-procurement systems, and only a small share reaches TED. Here is how to find them and what to check before your first bid.

Updated 11 November 2026 · 6 min read

How many tenders

The Hangete database currently holds 823 open Latvian and 1 039 open Lithuanian tenders, compared with 423 in Estonia. Most are published only nationally and fall below the EU thresholds, so anyone watching TED alone sees only a small part. See Public tenders in Latvia and Public tenders in Lithuania.

Latvia: EIS

Latvian tenders are published in the national electronic procurement system EIS (eis.gov.lv); bids are mostly submitted in its e-tenders subsystem.
You can browse without an account, but bidding requires registration. Foreign companies cannot self-register online: they send a registration application to the State Digital Development Agency (VDAA), digitally signed or on paper. Allow a few working days.
Use is free for suppliers. Latvia shares Estonia's time zone.

Lithuania: CVP IS

Lithuanian tenders run in the central system CVP IS (viesiejipirkimai.lt), managed by the Public Procurement Office. Since 1 December 2024 all procedures use the new CVP IS.
Notices are public; asking questions and bidding require registration, on the same terms for foreign companies, with an English form. Registration is free and usually confirmed within three working days; unconfirmed accounts cannot bid.
Since 23 September 2026 login uses two-step authentication with a phone app. Test it in advance.

Language and documents

Documents are usually in Latvian or Lithuanian and bids are mostly expected in the same language; English is sometimes allowed, especially in IT and research. The notice states which languages are accepted. In EU-level procedures qualification is often declared with the ESPD, with certificates provided later or by the winner.

Practical steps

Register in EIS and CVP IS before a suitable tender appears.
Start with your strongest field and one country; read a few recent tender documents to learn the usual requirements.
Consider a local partner where local presence, language or service is required.
Ask the buyer questions early through the system; answers are shared with all bidders.

Following all three Baltic states

Watching three countries by hand means three systems and three languages every day. Hangete reads the Estonian procurement register, Latvian EIS, Lithuanian CVP IS and TED, and every working day at 7:00 sends one email with new tenders in your field from all five countries, with value, deadline and a link to the official notice. A tender found in several sources is shown once. For Finland and Sweden see Tenders in Finland and Sweden.