Lithuania Country Commercial Guide
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Selling to the Government 

The Public Procurement Office, which reports directly to the Government (Prime Minister’s Office), coordinates and monitors public procurement with the relevant ministries and other authorities. The Law on Public Procurement governs all public procurement in Lithuania.

Most of the public tender announcements are published in the Central Public Procurement Portal and on the Internet sites of the Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and the Lithuanian government ministries.

Below is a list of internet sites of the Lithuanian ministries:

1.             Environment Ministry  

2.             Finance Ministry  

3.             Defense Ministry  

4.             Ministry of Culture  

5.             Ministry of Social Affairs  

6.             Transport and Communications  

7.             Healthcare Ministry  

8.             Science Education and Sports Ministry  

9.             Justice Ministry  

10.          Economy and Innovation Ministry  

11.          Ministry of Foreign Affairs  

12.          Ministry of Interior   

13.          Ministry of Agriculture  

14.          Energy Ministry  

Currently, the best opportunities for U.S. suppliers and service providers are in the environmental protection, defense, transportation, chemicals, communications, information technology, food products, and energy sectors.

U.S. companies bidding on foreign government tenders may also qualify for U.S. Government advocacy. Within the U.S. Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration, the Advocacy Center coordinates U.S. Government interagency advocacy efforts on behalf of U.S. exporters in competition with foreign firms in foreign government projects or procurement opportunities. The Advocacy Center works closely with our network of the U.S. Commercial Service worldwide and inter-agency partners to ensure that exporters of U.S. products and services have the best possible chance of winning government contracts. Advocacy assistance can take many forms but often involves the U.S. Embassy or other U.S. Government agency officials expressing support for the U.S. exporters directly to the foreign government.  Consult the Advocacy Center’s program web page on trade.gov for additional information.

Financing of Projects

Multilateral Development Banks and Financing Government Sales 

Price, payment terms, and financing can be a significant factor in winning a government contract. Many governments finance public works projects through borrowing from the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). The Guide to Doing Business with Multilateral Development Banks overviews how to work with MDBs. The International Trade Administration has a Foreign Commercial Service Officer stationed at each of the five different MDBs:  the African Development Bank; the Asian Development Bank; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the Inter-American Development Bank; and the World Bank.
Learn more by contacting the Commercial Liaison Office to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

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