Guides to public procurement
Short, practical guides for companies that want to sell to the public sector, written for the rules that apply in Estonia and its neighbours.
How to find public tenders that suit your company
Public tenders are public, but they are spread across several registers and languages. This guide helps you find the tenders worth bidding for, without spending hours searching every day.
Read the guide · 6 min readHow to read a tender notice and its deadlines
A tender notice is long and formal, but you can decide whether to bid in a few minutes if you know where to look. Here is the order to read it in, and the deadlines worth knowing.
Read the guide · 6 min readCPV codes explained simply: finding the procurement codes for your field
A CPV code is a tender's address: every European public tender is classified by it. If you know the codes for your field, you find tenders faster and more precisely.
Read the guide · 5 min readTenders in Finland and Sweden: finding them through TED
The Finnish and Swedish public markets are several times larger than Estonia's and easy for a Baltic company to reach. The main source is TED, the EU's Official Journal. Here is how to find the right tenders and what to check before you bid.
Read the guide · 7 min readEstonian procurement thresholds 2026: simplified and EU tenders
On 1 November 2026 Estonia's biggest procurement reform since 2017 came into force. Instead of three levels there are now two: the simplified procurement (lihthange) and the EU-level procedure. Here are the new thresholds on one page and what they mean for bidders.
Read the guide · 5 min readHow to take part in a public tender: a step-by-step guide
Taking part in a public tender is manageable once you know the order of steps. This guide walks through the whole path from finding a suitable tender to signing the contract, and points out where bids most often fail.
Read the guide · 7 min readAnnual procurement plans in Estonia: where to find them from 2027
A procurement plan shows what a buyer intends to buy before the tender is announced. From 1 January 2027 these plans must be published in the Estonian procurement register, which makes them much easier to find.
Read the guide · 4 min readPublic 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.
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