Public Procurement Office

Some public procurement contracts signed in 2014 between Vilnius Municipality, then under the direction of former Mayor Artūras Zuokas, and private companies were illegal and should be annulled, said the Public Procurement Office.

Lithuania wants to increase the share of "green" contracts in the government's public procurement deals.

The Lithuanian parliament's Anti-corruption Commission has turned to the minister of finance, asking for clarification about public procurement contracts of the State Tax Inspectorate (VMI).

The Lithuanian state could be paying up to double average market prices for food it procures under a programme to support those living in poverty, according to an investigation by 15min.lt.

Transparency International has published the Government Defence Anti-Corruption Index revealing that primary anti-corruption challenges for Lithuania's defence and security sector are related to internal procedures and procurement.

After former chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Valdas Tutkus expressed his doubts about the transparency of the armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) purchase tender, Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says that he should have involved relevant institutions. The politician has also asked the Public Proc...

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius says that additional EUR 50 million will be allocated to settle with companies that have been carrying out renovation works.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė made her annual State of the Nation address at the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, on Thursday. In her speech, the president mostly focused on national defence, security challenges stemming from Russia's aggressive policies, as well as emigration of working-age...

Lithuania's shut-down Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP), which is carrying out multi-million-euro decommissioning projects, will have to re-evaluate the British law firm DLA Piper's bid for a legal services contract, the Public Procurement Office said.

Lithuania's Interior Ministry has turned to the Prosecutor General's Office over the ministry's two public procurement contracts related to IT services.

Lithuanian Energy Minister Rokas Masiulis says he cannot tolerate the situation when municipal heat producer, Vilniaus Energija (Vilnius Energy) has been deliberately overpaying for gas for the second month in a row, thus increasing heating bills for consumers. Due to such actions of heat providers,...

Minister of the Interior Saulius Skvernelis has ordered a review of public procurement tenders for IT services in the ministry's institutions over the last five years. The minister says that the fact that the same company won disproportionally many contracts raises suspicion about preferential treat...

Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says that the new Director of the Public Procurement Office (VPT) Diana Vilytė is expected to act responsibly.

Head of the Public Procurement Office (VPT) Žydrūnas Plytnikas, whose actions regarding a dispute of a private nature were influenced by an interest conflict, is leaving his post. His letter of resignation will be accepted both by the prime minister and the president.