This guide is the checklist behind a Lithuanian bid: each document and step in the order a tender asks for it, and who may lawfully handle it. For how Lithuanian procurement works overall (thresholds, time limits, national-security rules, evaluation, payment and challenges), see How to bid for public tenders in Lithuania.
Before you bid
1. Register your organisation in the CVP IS (viesiejipirkimai.lt). Notices, documents, questions and bids all run through the new Central Public Procurement Information System, built on European Dynamics’ ePPS and run by the Public Procurement Office (VPT).
- Cost and time: free; the same day. The registration stays open.
- Who does it: the organisation data can be prepared for you, but your own representative completes the registration and keeps the organisation’s administrator account. Your company’s registration code is its identifier in the system.
- Login: two-factor authentication since September 2026.
- From abroad: register with your home registration code; the VAT code is optional, and a D-U-N-S number can be added.
2. Bring your adviser in as a separate user. An adviser joins your organisation in the CVP IS under their own login, once you approve them. Never pass on your own login or codes.
3. CPO LT catalogue, if your goods or services are in it. When the central purchasing body CPO LT’s catalogue fits a need, buyers must use it, and suppliers register for it separately on CPO LT’s e-procurement centre (epc.cpo.lt). You register; an adviser can prepare it following CPO LT’s instructions.
With your bid
4. The EBVPD (Europos bendrasis viešųjų pirkimų dokumentas, the ESPD). It is filed with every bid, in the CVP IS.
- Cost and time: free; 1 day. Valid: for that procedure only.
- Who does it: an adviser drafts it; you confirm the declarations, including any national-security links, and sign as the tender requires.
5. National-security declarations, for security-sensitive buyers. Buyers in defence, strategic sectors, the secure state data network and essential cybersecurity must exclude suppliers, subcontractors and capacity providers linked to government-listed states when buying listed items, under Government resolution No. 280 of 2022, as amended. In emergencies any buyer may. Ownership and subcontractor origins can be mapped for you; you declare them truthfully. Owners or registration in a listed state mean exclusion.
6. References. Comparable contracts show your technical qualification in most tenders. They are free, take days to draft, and you confirm them. Foreign references are valid.
7. An įgaliojimas when someone else signs or submits. A power of attorney (įgaliojimas) lets a person other than the head of the company sign or submit for you. It is free when signed with a qualified e-signature, ready the same day and valid for what it states; the head of the company signs it. Signed on paper, it needs notarisation or an apostille.
8. The language. Notices are in Lithuanian, sometimes also in another EU language, and each tender decides whether you may bid in English. Otherwise a translator prepares Lithuanian versions within days.
9. The e-signature, where the tender asks for one. The law refers to eIDAS qualified-signature formats, and each tender decides whether a qualified signature is needed. Smart-ID, Mobile-ID, an ID card or another EU qualified signature works, the same day for a holder. Your own signatory signs; an EU qualified signature from abroad is accepted.
10. Bid security, if the buyer asks for it (pasiūlymo galiojimo užtikrinimas). It is optional for the buyer and has to cover the bid’s validity. A bank or insurer issues it within days after you apply. A foreign bank or insurer can’t be turned down for its nationality, and if you ask, the buyer must approve the issuer in advance within 3 working days.
11. Submit in the CVP IS before the deadline. Your signatory, or a person holding your įgaliojimas, signs where required and submits electronically.
If you’re best-ranked
Only the best-ranked bidder backs up its EBVPD with evidence before award; in simplified procurement exclusion certificates usually aren’t needed.
| Evidence | Issued by | Who can get it for you | Valid for | What only you do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exclusion evidence, foreign companies | Home-country courts or registers; a notary for a sworn or notarised declaration where none exist | No one else orders it, as it is identity-bound; a translator translates it | For that tender | Obtain the certificates or swear the declaration |
| Performance security (sutarties įvykdymo užtikrinimas) | A bank or insurer, as a guarantee, surety or similar | Issued to you on application; foreign issuers are accepted | The contract | Apply |
| A consortium company, only if necessary | Registrų centras (Register of Legal Entities) or your home register | A lawyer or notary forms it under your įgaliojimas | Ongoing | Sign the founding documents |
Performance security is mandatory: the buyer has to ask for it in every contract.
Before the contract and the first invoice
- Certified construction specialists. Key site and technical-management roles have to be filled by architects or civil engineers certified by SSVA under the Construction Law. EU, EEA and Swiss firms may do the work if they employ such specialists. A certified engineer can fill the role, or you name your own staff.
- E-invoicing. E-invoices in the European standard can go by any channel. An accountant or e-invoicing provider, for example through Peppol, sets it up within days; you choose the provider.
Who does what
| Step | Who can do it | What only you do |
|---|---|---|
| CVP IS registration | Organisation data prepared for you | Register the organisation and keep the administrator account |
| Adviser’s user | The adviser joins under their own login | Approve the user |
| CPO LT catalogue | Prepared for you | Register |
| EBVPD | Drafted by an adviser | Confirm the declarations and sign as required |
| National-security declarations | Ownership and origins mapped for you | Declare truthfully |
| References | Drafted from your records | Confirm them |
| Įgaliojimas | Drafted for you | The head of the company signs |
| Translations | A translator | — |
| E-signature | — | Sign with your own signature |
| Bid security | A bank or insurer | Apply |
| Submission | A person holding your įgaliojimas, as the tender allows | Sign where required |
| Exclusion evidence (foreign companies) | A translator translates it | Obtain it or swear the declaration |
| Performance security | A bank or insurer | Apply |
| Consortium company | A lawyer or notary | Sign the founding documents |
| Construction specialists | A certified engineer | Employ or name them |
| E-invoicing | An accountant or e-invoicing provider | Choose the provider |
The professionals involved
| Professional | Licensed or regulated by | What they do for a bidder |
|---|---|---|
| Viešųjų pirkimų konsultantas (procurement consultant) | Unregulated | Prepares the EBVPD and the tender in the CVP IS as a user of your organisation; runs questions and deadlines |
| Bank or insurer (garantija, laidavimo draudimas) | Lietuvos bankas | Issues the bid security and the mandatory performance security |
If your company is from abroad
You don’t need a Lithuanian company, branch or VAT number to bid: you register free in the CVP IS with your home registration code. Who may bid from abroad is covered in How to bid for public tenders in Lithuania. For the paperwork:
Register with your home code, optionally adding a D-U-N-S number. Your EBVPD is the same, foreign references count, and owners or registration in a listed state exclude you from security-sensitive tenders. If best-ranked, you give exclusion evidence from home-country courts or registers, or a sworn or notarised declaration, translated where the tender requires. An EU qualified signature is accepted, and an įgaliojimas signed on paper needs notarisation or an apostille. Foreign banks and insurers can issue both securities. A consortium company is needed only if the buyer asks for one.
Pitfalls
- Never share your Smart-ID, Mobile-ID, qualified signature or two-factor codes. An adviser works under their own CVP IS login.
- Screen owners, subcontractors and capacity providers against the listed-states rule before bidding for a security-sensitive buyer.
- Use the new CVP IS only. The old system goes offline on 1 December 2026.
- Any challenge starts with a claim to the buyer, filed within the standstill period; a lawyer files it under your įgaliojimas. See the main guide for the deadlines.
- Budget for the performance security from the start: every contract requires one.
Doing it with askTender
In Lithuania, your askTender Partner is added as a named user on your company’s account on CVP IS and works under their own login; askTender confirms this set-up with the portal before your first bid. You keep your own login and sign only what the law reserves to you: the CVP IS registration, the EBVPD and national-security declarations, the įgaliojimas, your e-signature where a tender requires one, and any sworn declaration. The askTender Desk prepares the EBVPD, references and declarations and assembles the tender; askTender Partners, such as a procurement consultant or a certified engineer, do the steps their qualification covers.
Questions
What do I need to register in the CVP IS?
Your company’s registration code; a foreign company uses its home code, can add its VAT code and a D-U-N-S number, and needs no Lithuanian entity, branch or VAT number. Registration is free and done the same day, and login has used two-factor authentication since September 2026. Use the new CVP IS only: the old system goes offline on 1 December 2026.
Which documents go in with a Lithuanian bid?
The EBVPD, the Lithuanian name for the ESPD, in every procedure; references in most tenders; an įgaliojimas if someone other than the head of the company signs or submits; translations where the tender requires Lithuanian; and a bid security if the buyer asks for one. Security-sensitive buyers also want declarations about links to government-listed states.
When do I have to show certificates?
Only if you are the best-ranked bidder: the evidence behind the EBVPD is supplied then, before award, and in simplified procurement exclusion certificates usually aren’t needed. A foreign company gives evidence from home-country courts or registers, or a sworn or notarised declaration where none exist.
Will a Lithuanian buyer accept a guarantee from a foreign bank?
It can’t refuse a bank or insurer because of its nationality. You can ask the buyer to approve the issuer in advance, and it must answer within 3 working days. Bid security is optional for the buyer, but every contract requires a performance security.
Can an adviser submit my bid in the CVP IS?
An adviser can prepare the EBVPD and the tender as a user of your organisation. Signing and submitting follow each tender’s rules: done by you, or by a person holding your įgaliojimas. Where a qualified e-signature is required, your signatory applies their own; never share Smart-ID, Mobile-ID or two-factor codes.
Sources
- Law on Public Procurement No. I-1491 (consolidated, e-seimas)
- CVP IS: registering a supplier organisation
- CVP IS: Central Public Procurement Information System
- CPO LT: supplier instructions for the e-catalogue
- Construction Law (e-seimas)
This guide explains the rules in plain English; it isn’t legal advice. Procurement rules change, and each tender document sets its own conditions — it always prevails.