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Public procurement thresholds in Latvia 2026

The estimated contract value of a procurement determines which procedure the contracting authority must use and where the notice must be published. For a company, the thresholds show where to look for opportunities, how much time you may have to prepare an offer and how you can challenge the result.

All amounts are in euro excl. VAT and reflect the legislation in force on 16 October 2026.

Contents · 7 sections
  1. 01How the estimated contract value is determined
  2. 02National thresholds under the Public Procurement Law
  3. 03Social and other specific services (PIL Annex 2)
  4. 04EU thresholds for 2026–2027
  5. 05Thresholds for public service providers (SPSIL)
  6. 06Changes from 2027 and 2028
  7. 07What the thresholds mean for a supplier
  8. Frequently asked questions
  9. Sources

How the estimated contract value is determined

Before announcing a procurement, the contracting authority sets the estimated contract value as the total planned payment for the entire term of the contract. It includes all options, contract extensions and contract-related taxes, except VAT (Article 11 of the Public Procurement Law (Publisko iepirkumu likums, PIL)).

A procurement may not be split into parts to avoid a stricter procedure. If a procurement is divided into lots, the threshold is compared with the total value of all lots.

If a service contract does not state a total price and its term is indefinite or longer than 48 months, the estimated contract value is calculated as the monthly payment multiplied by 48.

National thresholds under the Public Procurement Law

The national thresholds are set in the law itself. The 2026 amendments leave them unchanged until 31 December 2027.

LevelGoods and servicesWorksProcedure
Below the PIL thresholdsup to €9,999up to €19,999The PIL sets no procedure; contracting authorities often use price surveys
PIL Article 9 procurement€10,000–€41,999€20,000–€169,999Notice in the publication management system of the Procurement Monitoring Bureau (Iepirkumu uzraudzības birojs, IUB); deadline at least 10 working days
Procurement proceduresfrom €42,000from €170,000Open procedure, restricted procedure and the other procedures listed in Article 8 of the PIL
EU thresholdfrom €140,000from €5,404,000The notice is also published in the Official Journal of the EU (TED)
Source: PIL Article 8(4) and Article 9(1); Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 105 of 28 February 2017, as in force from 1 January 2026.

PIL Article 9 procurement, or small procurement

  • The contracting authority publishes a notice of the planned contract in the IUB publication management system and places the documents on its buyer profile.
  • The deadline for submitting offers is at least 10 working days after the notice is published.
  • The contracting authority answers a question asked in good time within three working days, but no later than four days before the deadline.
  • The supplier that would be awarded the contract is excluded if certain criminal offences, tax debts, registration in an offshore jurisdiction, insolvency or a conflict of interest are found (PIL Article 42(2), points 1–4 and 11).
  • The decision cannot be challenged at the IUB, but it can be appealed to the District Administrative Court within one month of receiving it.

What changes once the EU threshold is reached

In an open procedure below the EU threshold, the minimum deadline for submitting offers is 20 days after the notice is published on the IUB website. If the contract value reaches the EU threshold, the deadline is 35 days after the notice is sent to the Official Journal of the EU. If offers are submitted electronically, both deadlines may be shortened by five days (Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 107, points 3 and 6).

Social and other specific services (PIL Annex 2)

The services listed in Annex 2 of the PIL, such as health, social, education and security services, follow a separate procedure.

ServicesContract valueProcedure
All PIL Annex 2 services€10,000–€41,999The PIL Article 9 procedure need not be applied, except for security services
All PIL Annex 2 servicesfrom €42,000PIL Article 10 procedure: some PIL requirements apply without a full procedure
Health, social and related services; training and work-based learning placement servicesup to €749,999The PIL need not be applied
PIL Annex 2 servicesfrom €750,000EU threshold; the notice is published in the Official Journal of the EU
Source: PIL Article 9(20) and Article 10; Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 105, point 2.2.

EU thresholds for 2026–2027

EU thresholds are revised every two years. The European Commission set the values for 2026 and 2027 in Delegated Regulations (EU) 2025/2150, 2025/2151, 2025/2152 and 2025/2487. Latvia has transposed them in Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 105, and they apply from 1 January 2026.

ContractsThresholdLegal basis in Latvia
Works (PIL and SPSIL)€5,404,000Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 105, points 2 and 3
Goods and services, PIL contracting authorities€140,000Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 105, points 2.1 and 2.2
Social and other specific services, PIL€750,000Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 105, point 2.2
Goods and services, SPSIL€432,000Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 105, point 3.1
Social and other specific services, SPSIL€1,000,000Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 105, point 3.2
Defence and security goods and services€432,000Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 105 (thresholds of the Defence and Security Procurement Law)
Concessions€5,404,000Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2151
Directive 2014/24/EU allows a threshold of €216,000 for goods and services for municipalities and other contracting authorities that are not central government authorities. Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 105 does not provide for this distinction for PIL contracting authorities and sets €140,000.

Thresholds for public service providers (SPSIL)

Companies in the water, energy, transport, postal, port and airport sectors apply the Public Service Providers Procurement Law (Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu sniedzēju iepirkumu likums, SPSIL). This law has no national procedure similar to PIL Article 9: SPSIL procedures apply only from the EU thresholds.

LevelGoods and servicesWorksProcedure
Below the EU threshold€42,000–€431,999€170,000–€5,403,999IUB "Procurement guidelines for public service providers" (Iepirkumu vadlīnijas sabiedrisko pakalpojumu sniedzējiem), mandatory if required by the project agreement for EU funds or other financial instruments
SPSIL proceduresfrom €432,000from €5,404,000Open procedure, restricted procedure, negotiated procedure with a call for competition and others
SPSIL Annex 2 servicesfrom €1,000,000–Procedure under SPSIL Article 13(5)
Source: SPSIL Article 13; Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 105, point 3; IUB booklet on the SPSIL (2026).

Challenges

Procurements by public service providers below the SPSIL thresholds, carried out under internal rules or the IUB guidelines, cannot be challenged at the IUB.

Changes from 2027 and 2028

The Saeima (the Latvian parliament) adopted the PIL amendments on 14 May 2026. Some of them entered into force on 9 June 2026; the rest will enter into force on 1 January 2027 and 1 January 2028 (PIL transitional provisions, points 25 and 26).

From 1 January 2027, the exclusion rules (PIL Article 42) will be revised and the law will gain Article 42.1 on checking the grounds for exclusion. From 1 January 2028, the thresholds will change:

ProcedureGoods and servicesWorks
Until 31 December 2027: PIL Article 9 procurement€10,000–€41,999€20,000–€169,999
Until 31 December 2027: procurement proceduresfrom €42,000from €170,000
From 1 January 2028: simplified procurement (PIL Article 9.1)from €20,000 up to the threshold set by the Cabinet of Ministers€30,000–€999,999
From 1 January 2028: procurement proceduresfrom the threshold set by the Cabinet of Ministersfrom €1,000,000
The threshold for goods and services set by the Cabinet of Ministers for 2026–2027 is €140,000. The value that will apply in 2028 has not yet been set: the Cabinet of Ministers sets it on the basis of the EU thresholds. Source: PIL as in force on 1 January 2028, Article 8(4) and Article 9.1.

Simplified procurement from 2028

For example, a works contract worth €500,000 currently requires a procurement procedure, but from 2028 the simplified procurement procedure with a shorter deadline will apply to it. To make sure you do not miss such procurements, Tendera™ collects them in one place and sends them to you in a daily email summary. For an overview of sources, see Where to find current public procurements.

  • In the publication management system, the contracting authority states the subject, the CPV code, the estimated contract value and links to the documents and to the site where offers are submitted.
  • The initial deadline for submitting offers is at least five days.
  • The contracting authority may negotiate with participants, invite other suppliers and also buy from a supplier that did not submit an offer, if this gives it the most economically advantageous offer.
  • The result can be appealed to the District Administrative Court within one month, but an appeal does not prevent the contracting authority from concluding the contract.
  • Contracting authorities will have to publish an annual procurement plan covering all procurements regardless of contract value and report actual expenditure every quarter (PIL Articles 9.2 and 9.3).

What the thresholds mean for a supplier

  • The contract value determines the deadline: in a PIL Article 9 procurement it can be as short as 10 working days, so check new publications regularly.
  • Procurements above the EU thresholds are published on TED, where suppliers across the EU can see them.
  • In procedures, a decision can be challenged at the IUB; in PIL Article 9 procurements, only in court.
  • The steps from finding a procurement to signing the contract: How to participate in a public procurement.

Frequently asked questions

What is the small procurement threshold in 2026?

A PIL Article 9 procurement, or small procurement, is used when the estimated contract value is €10,000 to €41,999 for goods or services, or €20,000 to €169,999 for works, excl. VAT. These thresholds apply until 31 December 2027.

Are the thresholds stated with or without VAT?

Without VAT. The estimated contract value includes options, contract extensions and other contract-related taxes, but not VAT (PIL Article 11(2)).

What is the EU threshold for goods and services in 2026?

For PIL contracting authorities it is €140,000, and for works €5,404,000. For public service providers, the threshold for goods and services is €432,000. Latvia applies these values from 1 January 2026.

Will the thresholds change in 2028?

Yes. From 1 January 2028, PIL Article 9 procurements will be replaced by simplified procurements from €20,000 for goods and services and from €30,000 for works, and procedures for works will apply from €1,000,000.

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Sources

  1. 1.Public Procurement Law (Publisko iepirkumu likums), version from 9 June 2026 — likumi.lv
  2. 2.Public Procurement Law (Publisko iepirkumu likums), version as of 1 January 2028 — likumi.lv
  3. 3.Amendments to the Public Procurement Law (Grozījumi Publisko iepirkumu likumā), 14 May 2026 — likumi.lv
  4. 4.Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 105 of 28 February 2017 on public procurement contract value thresholds (Noteikumi par publisko iepirkumu līgumcenu robežvērtībām) — likumi.lv
  5. 5.Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 107 of 28 February 2017 on the conduct of procurement procedures and design contests (Iepirkuma procedūru un metu konkursu norises kārtība) — likumi.lv
  6. 6.Public Service Providers Procurement Law (Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu sniedzēju iepirkumu likums) — likumi.lv
  7. 7.IUB booklet "Procurement types and contract values in the Public Procurement Law" (Iepirkumu veidi un līgumcenas Publisko iepirkumu likumā), 2026
  8. 8.IUB booklet "Procurement types and contract values in the Public Service Providers Procurement Law" (Iepirkumu veidi un līgumcenas Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu sniedzēju iepirkumu likumā), 2026
  9. 9.IUB: Procurement guide for suppliers (Iepirkuma ceļvedis piegādātājiem)
  10. 10.European Commission: Thresholds (public procurement)

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