Electronic Procurement System (EIS) iepirkumi.lv - customer testimonials

Using the electronic procurement system www.iepirkumi.lv significantly facilitates the procurement process, greatly saving time and making procurement processes easier and more transparent. We highly appreciate the fast and high-quality technical support!

Jeļena Novikova
Office manager
Rēzeknes Satiksme SIA

In the iepirkumi.lv system, the process of creating price surveys is designed simply and user-friendly. The steps are logical and understandable, allowing even beginners to orient themselves quickly. The system is very intuitive, convenient, easy and understandable.

Mārīte Akmentiņa
Procurement and legal department
Procurement specialist
Ādažu novada pašvaldība

The iepirkumi.lv system is an excellent tool for conducting price surveys. To conduct price surveys in the system, you need to formulate the subject of the price survey, define the requirements, set the submission deadline, and the system does everything else on behalf of the contracting authority. Notifications arrive when a bidder has asked clarifying questions in the system, and reminders about the opening time come in. The entire process is recorded and compiled in one protocol, whose preparation is a single button press.

The system facilitates the price survey process and saves time resources, and price survey documentation is stored in the system where it is easy to find and is available to all company users.

The system ensures a greater number of interested bidders, which provides the opportunity to purchase goods or services at a lower price.

Baiba Miķelsone
Procurement specialist
Jelgavas pilsētas slimnīca SIA

In my opinion, the portal www.iepirkumi.lv is a very useful tool with which any contracting authority can announce various procurement procedures, including market research and price surveys. For me personally, it has been a great support in organising below-threshold procurements for projects.

Local governments often implement projects that require purchasing goods or services that the municipality does not usually buy in everyday operations. In such situations, the project manager faces difficulties – it is not possible to send invitations to submit offers because it is simply not known which companies to address them to. Price pre-research before announcing a PIL-regulated procurement often becomes a challenge. Or you simply need to carry out a below-threshold procurement, send invitations to at least 3 bidders, then compile their offers – that takes a lot of time.

In my opinion, the portal www.iepirkumi.lv helps successfully solve this problem. I have tried two options – both market research and price surveys – and I liked both very much.

Recently I tried a price survey for bus rental with a driver. Announcing the survey took only about 10–15 minutes (the technical specification had already been prepared in advance). As a result, I received offers from five bidders from all over Latvia (this is especially significant because Ludza is far from large cities, and the response to our invitations is usually small).

Bidders had to submit forms I had prepared, but as I understand, with the portal's help you can also do without them – next time I will definitely try this option.

Using the portal is intuitive – buttons and sections have logical names (especially compared to EIS), you can create a draft and return to the started work at any time.

Another thing I really like – the portal administrators are very responsive and professional. They always call if they notice any uncertainty or possible problem in the announced procurement. Likewise, the user themselves can contact and receive help at any time if questions arise about further action. This creates a sense of security and significantly facilitates procurement organisation.

Currently, the Public Procurement Law and Cabinet regulations provide that most procurement procedures must be announced in EIS. However, I hope that in the future procurement thresholds and procedures will become more flexible, which will allow contracting authorities to use convenient and modern solutions such as www.iepirkumi.lv much more widely and intensively.

I definitely recommend using it for anyone who needs to find a supplier or carry out a below-threshold procurement. The portal does not stand still but develops, improves its services – creating a user-friendly system environment and opportunities.

Viola Andruščenko
Deputy head of the development and planning department
Ludzas novada pašvaldība

We use the "iepirkumi.lv" system for organising below-threshold procurements - both when creating price surveys and conducting market research.

Announcing is very simple, all actions to be performed are intuitively understandable. From the first minute of announcing a procurement we can follow the process and understand the market situation. It is nice that necessary amendments to procurement documentation can be made conveniently and the system itself, when necessary, notifies bidders about the results.

Thanks to the "iepirkumi.lv" system we have achieved significant savings where they seemed impossible, for example: the planned contract price for a construction works procurement was 9000 EUR, but the offers submitted by bidders were even 2x lower.

It would be desirable to slightly improve the user interface, making the user status clear - logged in / not logged in.

Modris Putns
Head of the administrative and economic department
VSIA “Slimnīca “Ģintermuiža””

After switching from Mercell to the iepirkumi.lv platform, we have noticed significant improvements in working with procurements. The new platform is much more convenient and user-friendly for daily work processes.

We especially appreciate the fast and high-quality technical support that was provided both to our team and our cooperation partners during the transition period.

As a constructive recommendation for further development, we would highlight the need for an Excel spreadsheet import/export function at the results announcement stage. Currently, manual entry of each position for bidders, especially in the case of framework agreements, takes a lot of time. Our cooperation partners have also indicated that processing a large results list is time-consuming.

Despite this possibility for technical improvement, overall we are satisfied with the platform's functionality and ease of use.

Miko Akimovs
Technical management department
Pasažieru vilciens AS

Before purchasing a licence and starting work with the e-procurement platform, Rīgas digitālā aģentūra actively sought solutions for a more transparent below-threshold procurement process that provides the opportunity to expand the pool of bidders while complying with all internal regulatory acts. In cooperation with the iepirkumi.lv team we reviewed and improved procurement platform modification options so that the offered opportunities meet our requirements and fully comply with the rules governing below-threshold procurements. At the same time we proposed changes to regulatory acts that would ensure broader use of procurement platforms, after which the door to starting cooperation was open.

The greatest advantages of the electronic procurement platform are transparency of the procurement process, reduction of corruption risks and expansion of the pool of bidders as well as savings in workforce and financial resources.

Thanks to the iepirkumi.lv team, before the official start of cooperation Rīgas digitālā aģentūra employees had the opportunity to test the opportunities offered by the procurement platform both in price surveys and market research before public procurements. Tests and cooperation with procurement platform specialists provided the opportunity to improve both essential components of the procurement process and its alignment with internal regulatory acts.

Working with the iepirkumi.lv platform is convenient and well appreciated by employees carrying out procurements from the first uses. Whoever has tried the platform's convenience at least once wants to continue using it for all future procurements.

Main feedback from employees - fast, convenient, intuitive, new bidders. Feedback from management - transparency, risk reduction, expansion of the pool of bidders and resource savings.

Arvis Freibergs
Legal counsel on contract matters
Rīgas Digitālā aģentūra

Rīgas veselības centrs SIA uses the Iepirkumi.lv platform to organise price surveys. Conducting price surveys on the Iepirkumi.lv platform ensures process transparency, which reduces possible corruption risks. Using the platform is simple and convenient. We appreciate the pool of suppliers available on the platform, which can also be supplemented by sending invitations to specific suppliers, as well as the option that when publishing a procurement on the Iepirkumi.lv platform, it is automatically published on Rīgas veselības centrs SIA's website. We also positively evaluate the system's sent reminders about publishing result notices, as well as staff responsiveness and support in situations when it is necessary.

We are satisfied with the platform's operation and cooperation so far, and therefore we plan to continue cooperation.

Aija Uldriķe
Procurement specialist - procurement commission chair
Rīgas veselības centrs SIA

We have started using the iepirkumi.lv system to organise price surveys and closed price surveys under framework agreements. Using the system significantly facilitates daily processes, makes work transparent and helps reduce possible corruption risks. The platform is simple and easy to use, while providing sufficiently broad functionality options for announcing various types of price surveys.

We would like to highlight the platform's regular improvement that meets real work needs.

Overall our experience so far with the iepirkumi.lv system is very positive, and it has become a significant support in ensuring the procurement process.

We also hope for successful and long-term cooperation in the future!

Diāna Melka
Procurement specialist
Latvijas Sabiedriskais medijs VSIA

VSIA "Autotransporta direkcija" actively uses the Iepirkumi.lv platform to organise price surveys and is very satisfied with the platform's operation. Using the platform is very convenient and it ensures transparency and broad availability for suppliers.

We also positively evaluate the broad pool of suppliers in the system, as well as the opportunity to additionally invite specific bidders who have not yet registered.

The system is simple and easy to use, while providing sufficiently broad functionality options for announcing various types of price surveys. We especially want to emphasise the platform staff's responsiveness – timely support and recommendations for finding the most suitable solutions are always provided.

Oskars Putāns
Lawyer - procurement specialist
VSIA “Autotransporta direkcijas”

Saldus medicīnas centrs SIA has positively evaluated the advantages of the www.iepirkumi.lv system. The platform's user-friendly environment and intuitive use can be especially highlighted. The system's broad supplier network provides an effective overview of market offers, which is essential in a medical institution's operations. A significant benefit is the procurement documentation preparation process, which significantly facilitates the daily work of procurement commission members. These advantages have been decisive in choosing the www.iepirkumi.lv platform as a reliable partner in ensuring the procurement process.

Nellija Kleinberga
Chair of the board
Saldus medicīnas centrs

Madonas novada pašvaldība actively uses the Iepirkumi.lv platform to organise price surveys, and our experience with it is very positive. Using the platform ensures transparency and broad availability for suppliers. We especially appreciate that when publishing a price survey on the Iepirkumi.lv website, it is automatically reflected on the municipality's website as well, so the information is also available to bidders who are not registered on this platform.

We also positively evaluate the broad pool of suppliers in the system, as well as the opportunity to additionally invite specific bidders who have not yet registered. The municipality uses both open price surveys and closed price surveys for Framework agreements available in the system, which allows effectively organising surveys for a specific pool of suppliers.

The system is simple and easy to use, while providing sufficiently broad functionality options for announcing various types of price surveys. We especially want to emphasise the platform staff's responsiveness – timely support and recommendations for finding the most suitable solutions are always provided.

Kristīne Driķe
Legal and personnel department
Procurement specialist
Madonas novada Centrālā administrācija

Very clear website design. Everything is understandable, easy to use. Very responsive, friendly staff to contact when necessary.

Through iepirkumi.lv you can expand the pool of potential suppliers or cooperation partners for possible future cooperation as well.

Tija Ozoliņa
Manager's assistant
SIA Autoriepu nams

The iepirkumi.lv e-procurement system is easy and convenient to use, ensuring efficient work with procurement documentation, submitted offers and their evaluation. The system's functionality is well thought out and intuitive, allowing users to quickly and conveniently perform necessary actions. The iepirkumi.lv team is responsive and listens to suggestions for system improvement, implementing new solutions and improvements according to user needs. The system is constantly being improved to optimise procurement processes and make them more efficient.

Overall, successful and productive cooperation has developed in using the iepirkumi.lv e-procurement system, which confirms its significant role in ensuring the procurement process.

Jānis Artekovs
Head of the procurement department
SIA "Daugavpils reģionālā slimnīca"

The iepirkumi.lv system is an excellent helper for procurement specialists who work with unregulated procurements.

The system is very easy to use, with an intuitive and understandable interface that significantly facilitates work. It offers all the necessary functions that allow effectively managing procurement processes, saving both time and resources. With iepirkumi.lv's help it is simple to follow all stages and perform necessary actions without unnecessary complications.

I definitely recommend this tool to everyone who wants to make procurement processes more efficient and transparent!"

Gunita Roga
Procurement and legal department
Procurement project manager
"LVR Flote" SIA

When I started using the iepirkumi.lv e-procurement system, I was pleasantly surprised by how convenient and simple it is.

Working in city and parish administrations, situations very often arise where various small jobs need to be done, but there is always a desire to complete them at the best possible price, which provides the opportunity within a year, with the existing budget, to do more. From experience working with this e-procurement system I can say that its greatest plus is the broad pool of suppliers and the opportunity to find new contractors and build cooperation.

I can confidently say that in 2024, without this system's help, it is very likely I would not have managed to find such a favourable offer for installing heating cables on Gārsene manor roof and landscaping the Kaldabruņa viewing platform area. The entrepreneurs who applied through this system performed the work very responsibly and with quality, and importantly, the total price was lower than initially planned.

Thank you for the opportunity to work in such a system!

Jānis Striks
Administration manager (Aknīste city, Aknīste parish, Gārsenes parish, Asares parish)
Aknīstes pilsētas pārvalde, Jēkabpils novada admin. ter. nodaļa
Jēkabpils novada administratīvā pārvalde
Jēkabpils novada pašvaldība

VSIA "Bērnu klīniskā universitātes slimnīca" (hereinafter – BKUS) has been using the Iepirkumi.lv procurement system for almost a year. We are satisfied with cooperation so far and are considering the possibility of continuing cooperation.

BKUS uses the Iepirkumi.lv system to organise Market pre-research, Price surveys (procurements up to EUR 10,000) and closed price surveys under Framework agreements. Using the system facilitates our daily processes, helping to reduce possible corruption risks, because the contracting authority does not have access to information about submitted offers before the set time, which certainly ensures fairer competition between bidders, and hopefully reduces pressure on suppliers related to preparing offers (the supplier can submit an offer at a convenient time, being confident that information will not be passed on to a potential competitor). It is difficult to say so far whether this has promoted competition in below-threshold (price surveys up to EUR 10,000) procurements, because when starting to use the system bidders still submitted offers reluctantly, however we see the greatest value precisely in the circumstance that the contracting authority has all information about all below-threshold procurements and conducted market research in one place, which ensures information continuity between different colleagues, especially if employment relations with a colleague are terminated for some reason. Likewise the system helps compile and provide information about conducted market research and below-threshold procurements to supervisory authorities.

Security aspects are especially important in closed price surveys organised under framework agreements, because design and construction procurements are organised in amounts of several hundred thousand and even millions of euros.

Ārija Vecmane
Deputy head of the legal and procurement department
VSIA “Bērnu klīniskā universitātes slimnīca”

This platform has proven itself as a very effective and user-friendly tool that offers many benefits.

Thanks to this system I have saved a lot of time because all necessary documents and information about the procurement are available in one place. This is especially useful, convenient and allows efficient work management.

Furthermore, I really like the event log generation, which ensures full transparency and the opportunity to follow the entire procurement process. The user-friendly environment is another great plus of this system. In my opinion, it is created very intuitively and understandably, and action steps are clearly indicated step by step. I especially appreciate functions that provide the opportunity to set procurement announcement and offer opening times, as well as automatic notification of results. An additionally useful option is the opportunity to replace already added documents and make changes during the procurement process. This allows precise planning and control of the procurement process, reducing administrative burden and improving communication with all involved participants.

I can definitely recommend it to everyone looking for an effective solution for their procurement needs!

Aija Ceimere
Lawyer
Saldus novada p/a “Saldus TIKS centrs”

I have worked with iepirkumi.lv for a short time, but I have understood that this is a useful tool in daily work that saves time and money for the company. Already with the first announced competition the annual fee paid off and we discovered new cooperation partners. The platform is intuitive and simple to use, without advanced computer skills. I definitely recommend trying it, because I myself was surprised by such a fast and visible result!

Edgars Kalniņš
Spare parts and accessories sales specialist
SIA "SKANDI MOTORS"

Thank you to the iepirkumi.lv team for the offered service: a simple and understandable website, responsive staff open to successful cooperation!

Together all this allows saving resources, especially time!

We will definitely also use iepirkumi.lv services in the future and recommend them to everyone who appreciates the volume of resources necessary for the successful conduct of the procurement process!

Sanita Irbe
Procurement specialist, support department
Pulkveža Oskara Kalpaka profesionālā vidusskola

SIA Dental Art uses the procurement publishing system www.iepirkumi.lv both as a contracting authority and as a Bidder. During cooperation we have published and found cooperation partners both for service provision and goods purchase.

The procurement publishing platform is easy to use – publishing information, adding documentation, opening interested bidders and their submitted offers is clearly understandable even without prior training.

Procurement platform staff are responsive and friendly, and always ready to consult.

We recommend using this procurement publishing platform, which allows identifying possible cooperation partners and finding out the cost of necessary goods or services in a short time.

Tatjana Juškus
Executive director
SIA Dental Art

Thank you iepirkumi.lv for the service provided, which allowed us to quickly and at a very good price purchase the products we wanted. The simplicity of the procedure, easy availability and the fact that it is free should be especially noted.

I had not used such a procurement procedure before, I did not think it could be useful. But when I had to look for a large quantity of promotional souvenirs and all offered prices were too high I was already ready to abandon the project, but decided to try announcing a competition. I did not think it would be so easy and SO effective. In the first days offers appeared, which as a result allowed saving ...13000 euros.

Keep it up!

Andris Gailītis
Product specialist
GlaxoSmithKline Latvia

SIA "Rīgas ūdens" has been using the services of the internet portal www.iepirkumi.lv since November 2008. Announcing procurements greatly facilitates procurement procedure organisation, because we no longer have to identify potential suppliers or cooperation partners ourselves, www.iepirkumi.lv specialists do this work, thus we gain more time for other work.

The service is free, but the work quality is high, we have significantly expanded the pool of potential suppliers or cooperation partners, because we organise both goods purchase procurement procedures and service procurements.

Vineta Dambrovska
Head of the procurement department
SIA "Rīgas ūdens"

"Prometāls" SIA announced a competition on iepirkumi.lv for office reconstruction that must be rebuilt according to a specific project. After registering all bidders for office reconstruction, it was counted that there are 48 companies that want to participate in the competition. I can add that announcements were also placed in regional and Latvian newspapers, but there 5 applied. Comparing offers, work remuneration and work volumes, for one and the same service the price varied from 42,500 to 142,000 euros. Choosing exactly iepirkumi.lv's offered services allowed our company to save up to 71,000 euros.

Pēteris Zvirbulis
Head of structural unit
SIA "Prometāls"

Our company announced a procurement competition because there were not enough human resources who could search for manufacturers or traders of the necessary product. We were surprised by the number of offers and responsiveness from potential suppliers.

This announced competition helped us save time and made the work simpler.

Uldis Kiseļevs
Project manager's assistant
SIA „Firma Latakva”

iepirkumi.lv, the simplest way to save time and money.

No need to search and call, receive offers by email for the services or goods that interest you.

All that remains is to choose the most suitable and advantageous!

It works, the time has come when the seller seeks the buyer not the opposite.

Dainis Kozuls
Large client manager
"TSC Auto" SIA

Thank you to the www.iepirkumi.lv team for successful cooperation and help in choosing the best and highest quality offer in the procurement for PVC window supply and installation.

A simple and clearly understandable website interface, responsive and helpful team, as well as a large base of goods and service providers make www.iepirkumi.lv an irreplaceable helper in making serious purchases.

Antons Baļickis
Project manager
AS CAPITAL

At first we were somewhat doubtful about this service's effectiveness. However, when we received so many offers, we appreciated the convenience and choice options of iepirkumi.lv's service.

When announcing such medium-sized procurements, competition is sufficiently large, which allowed choosing the best service and also price, as well as product warranty which is not insignificant.

We took recommendations into account and indicated a precise description of the product to be purchased, thus saving time both for ourselves and procurement recipients, there were no unnecessary questions and unnecessary calls!

Nauris Gurgāns
Chair of the board
SIA IP Projekts

I am not a great fan of internet services, but it worked!!!

My time is severely limited because at home there is a little one who requires care and attention

When I realised my car was not insured, I went to my service provider so far. A new offer was prepared, whose KASKO policy amount was 1250 euros, but I did not make a decision because I hoped for a smaller amount.

After some time I came across the portal www.iepirkumi.lv ... At first it seemed the portal was intended only for entrepreneurs who want to purchase something, but I decided to call because the words "announce your procurement" seemed inviting. A nice girl told me everything, I filled in the application form and the job was done, so there it is….but…….

The competition was announced for three days. During this time I felt great because my need was satisfied, namely I felt important as a client…

I am not against direct sales, but sometimes it is intrusive, annoying, because the seller does not know how to listen, hear their client. In this case I chose the service provider I liked (the best of the best). Emotions and pressure fall away, which interfere with objectively evaluating all service providers.

Slowly I compiled offers - at a time I liked, on site (in my case late evening hours). I found an insurance company matching my capabilities, whose offer I confirmed, because the difference was more than half and even better conditions were offered, which are important to me as a client. My KASKO annual amount is 573 euros.

And another important thing – it cost me nothing, it was free!

We are grateful for cooperation with Iepirkumi.lv. We use the automatic notification system, thus timely learning about announced procurements. Such a system is very convenient because it saves both time and energy. We also gained experience in how to obtain what we want at the best price. We announced a procurement procedure, as a result very many bidders responded. We gained an impression of the general average price level and saved funds by choosing the most advantageous offer for ourselves. We positively evaluate cooperation results and recommend other companies to use Iepirkumi.lv services as well

Dēvijs Zīvers
Board member
SIA Amerikas Baltijas Tehnoloģiju Korporācija

Since nowadays the range of offers for any service is quite broad, companies that have a need for a specific service often face difficulties understanding how to find the cheapest, how to find the highest quality service provider, or the one who can do it most promptly.

When we, SIA NARTS AG, had a need for new and beautiful promotional distribution materials, we concluded that help was necessary to conduct a service provider survey. In this particular case our requirement was the lowest offer price.

We turned to iepirkumi.lv to announce a procurement for printing services. We indicated all our criteria and were pleasantly surprised by the great responsiveness on the first day. Since iepirkumi.lv provides the opportunity to specify requirements for bidders in detail, all applications we received were developed according to our needs.

Overall we received more than twenty bidder applications and prices. We chose the one suitable for us, signed a contract and are satisfied with the received service.

But the greatest benefit was the time and effort we saved by using iepirkumi.lv. Since the range of prices offered by bidders was extremely broad, we gained confirmation that it is definitely worth conducting price offer research before signing a contract with the first service provider that comes along.

In the future we will definitely use iepirkumi.lv services and recommend them to everyone for whom their time, work and funds are valuable.

Baiba Leinarte
Project coordinator
SIA NARTS AG

...needed to urgently replace windows in the apartment?... The obtained offers were not satisfactory. :(( Workday is busy, no time left to call several companies and obtain an acceptable offer at a favourable price. Moreover, these offers had to be waited for even more than a week.

Great thanks to iepirkumi.lv and the colleague who told me about this opportunity. She said: "You won't lose anything, you will only gain at least 10 more offers!!!" I thought, why not, and devoted 10 minutes to announcing the procurement!

The main thing is to formulate wishes clearly and precisely and offers came to me on their own.

Result: I received 25 offers in a short time period, all that remained was to choose a suitable option!

I am very happy and satisfied with such an opportunity!!!

Good luck to you!!!

Ilze Drozdecka
Private individual

Announcing a private procurement was one of the easiest ways to place an order.

Briefly and specifically you need to formulate your need and, by publishing the technical specification, offers poured in.

Of course, there were a couple of supplier questions to make the financial offer more precise, but overall it did not interfere with the work. Some of the questions were useful because they allowed supplementing the order specification and improving it.

Private procurements reveal a broader number of offerers than searching independently.

Mārcis Sparāns
DEKOMET SIA

After announcing a procurement on the iepirkumi.lv portal, potential cooperation partners called us and we already received specific offers to choose suitable equipment.

Our main benefit - time, positive experience and new contacts.

Liāna Tomsone
Head of the dentistry department
Rīgas veselības centrs „Pļavnieki”

For the first time I used iepirkumi.lv's opportunity to announce a little competition or, in other words, allowed myself to take it easy (save time) and not call around various companies. Instead very many companies sent their offers to me, which was very convenient for me.

Nobody had to call around or ask etc.

I simply received several offers in my email, which I then reviewed and made a choice.

Price differences were also significant at around 30% to 45%, so it was worth announcing such a little competition.

I tried it for the first time and it worked.

Thank you iepirkumi.lv :)

Artis Grīnbergs
Insurance broker
SIA AG Jumis

At first I looked skeptically at the services provided by Iepirkumi.lv. However, my first announced procurement made me change my mind. Usually it happens like this: If something is needed, we call a couple of companies and choose the best, or we use the services of some familiar company. However, that does not mean the offered price is the best.

On the other hand, using the services offered by SIA "Imperum" in my procurement more than ten companies applied. I saved a lot of time and, of course, also funds. In the future I will definitely use Iepirkumi.lv services and recommend them to others as well. I can vouch that having tried it, you will definitely do it again and again.

After announcing a price survey for bookmark production on www.iepirkumi.lv within a week I received offers from 31 companies. A great way to obtain information. I have learned not only the price range for the product, but also gained information about the latest technologies and solutions in the industry, which will be useful to me in other projects as well.

My company in its work process used the most current information about procurements announced in the state sector, but then by chance from iepirkumi.lv manager Kaspars I learned that each of us, as a private individual, can use the opportunity to obtain the best offer for an interesting service or product.

The first thing that was relevant for me - KASKO insurance for the car (SUV) was ending. I decided to try because the price offered by BTA company did not satisfy me.

After announcing a competition I received very many different options. The price varied from 1000 to 2400 euros.

As a result, for my SUV I purchased an insurance policy also from BTA, only 483 euros cheaper than insurers initially offered it to me.

Draw your own conclusions .........................

AS "Mērniecības centrs MC" by the scale of companies working in our industry is a medium-sized association of professional surveyors that has been operating in surveying service provision for the fifth year already. Despite this, I conducted tenders for service providers and goods suppliers ensuring our operations, using internet intermediation and iepirkumi.lv services, for the first time and I am satisfied if only because I did not expect such broad responsiveness. So my freshest experience and recommendations for both parties involved in this event, which I also want to share with you.

First, for those who will organise competitions themselves:

• decide for yourselves what you want to achieve: 1 - find a service at the lowest price, most favourable contract terms and/or 2 - find out the range of service offers and find something new for yourself, then already comparing prices and contract terms. It is desirable to make this known to everyone who will be ready to participate with their offers;
• put together in your mind the desired service or goods "package" – what you want them to offer you, it will be good if you can describe it as precisely as possible, ideally if knowledge allows – if you can create a specification and attach an offer form to it. More convenient for yourself when comparing offers, and fewer questions for offer submitters and a more precisely defined task;
• supplement what I wrote before with qualification requirements and evaluation criteria, the deadline by which the offer must be provided (in my opinion, it is not really correct to announce a competition on Friday evening and on Tuesday morning require submitting a pile of documents and a comprehensive offer. The competition will look formal and the attitude will also be appropriate, but that is up to you).

And then:

• acquire patience;
• agree to in-person meetings, beforehand deciding which day you will devote to it and drawing up a visit schedule. You will not regret it because you will learn much new, and moreover gain a visual impression of the people with whom you will have to work;
• prepare a bidder list for yourself, marking all important points. This will facilitate evaluation and decision-making. Moreover you will build an information archive which you can use if by chance you have not made the right choice;
• when the competition finally ends, not only delight the competition winner but also thank everyone who devoted time, effort and showed interest in preparing offers and send it even via email. if only to leave a good impression, or even more importantly - roles may be reversed once and they will have to submit an offer to you.

Now for those who prepare offers and want to sell their goods or services:

• find the tender announcer's website on the internet and learn something more about them. Do not ask for addresses, phone numbers and directions how to get there, as well as other details that you can find out yourselves, because otherwise an impression of carelessness and lack of interest arises;
• remember and try not to confuse the company name or the tender organiser's first and last name;
• try as precisely as possible to fill in the forms prepared by the organiser and attach all required documents in the order specified in the regulations, however do not slack off or be shy to offer your services or problem solutions if you believe they could interest or could be useful to the competition organiser;
• definitely use the opportunity to meet with the organiser, visit in person if possible, call or at least write an email depending on which form of communication the organiser prefers, however do not forget about a sense of proportion;
• format procurement offers neatly, with explanatory text, because it will create confidence that when working or providing services you will also pay attention to details and particulars;
• when arriving at the organiser's office, do not forget about courtesy norms and etiquette especially when the competition organiser or the person responsible for procurement in the company is a woman, because she definitely, I guarantee you, will pay attention to all, in your opinion insignificant, details, including polished shoes or awkward gestures, and draw conclusions – possibly not always correct and based only on intuition, however they can be sufficiently decisive for you to lose the competition, and also do not leave business cards in the car, at home or elsewhere, they should be with you this time and end up at least on the competition organiser's desk;
• courtesy always pays off;
• when choosing conversational language, take into account the language in which the procurement organiser speaks and, if your knowledge allows, speak in the same language in which they do, especially if it is the State language;
• do not announce that you have suspicions or you suspect the competition is being organised to "blackmail" the current supplier with a lower price level. It leaves an unpleasant impression. First, it is not your business and second, keep your conclusions to yourself, sometimes that is useful.

And the main thing – participate! Even for training purposes, because...[whether you win or lose is not essential. The only thing that is significant and has always been important – how you have played this game. Have you enjoyed it? – the game itself...OSHO, "Joy"], which I also wish for you.

Sanita Gailīte
Chair of the board
AS „Mērniecības centrs MC”

I want to express great THANKS to iepirkumi.lv for the opportunity provided to quickly, conveniently and simply obtain information about the necessary service or product, thus I have saved my time and finances. I recommend you to try it as well, and also use it in the future and save both time and finances!

I will definitely inform acquaintances, friends and relatives in the future about this offer provided by iepirkumi.lv and that it is possible to achieve a good end result.

Great THANKS again!

Iveta from Kuldīga

Thank you iepirkumi.lv for the help provided in choosing accounting services. I am very satisfied with the simplicity of using the iepirkumi.lv website, staff responsiveness and the achieved result.

Vitālijs Leščinskis
Certified advocate's assistant

We used iepirkumi.lv to announce a competition for the first time.

I was pleasantly surprised by the simplicity of entering information and the great efficiency. Although our announced procurement was of rather low value, we received a very broad volume of offers.

In various offers the price of one product differed even threefold.

We recommend all companies use this service, because in times when the economic situation is challenging, the service offered by www.iepirkumi.lv is a very good tool for regulating one's costs.

Andris Tīģeris
Board member
SIA Autex

In recent months we have often had a need to use passenger bus services on various routes in Latvia.

Before we started using iepirkumi.lv, usually in each city there was one or, in the best case, two providers of such a service, and we had no choice options either in quality or price.

Since we use iepirkumi.lv announcing a procurement for a specific route within a few days we receive at least 10 offers, where prices vary from 285 euros to even 710 euros for one and the same service. Often the cheapest offer is from a transport company that is not even located in the specific target city. We would not have found such service providers continuing to use only transport companies located in the target city.

With iepirkumi.lv we now pay half less than before.

Justs Dzedons
SIA Līvmale

We announced a competition for staircase production for a private house, the response was very large. In the first two days we received 10 offers, on the following days companies still called and offered their services.

Nowhere did we have to go and search - companies themselves sent their offers by email - we could choose the most pleasant and advantageous.

Thank you iepirkumi.lv for the opportunity offered, and we will also use this service in the future.

Lāsma
Private individual

A need arose on the farm to lay asphalt pavement on an area intended for grain and machinery storage.

A company was arranged that undertook this work, however this company's submitted estimate turned out to be too large (more than 56,900 euros), and we understood that financially we could not afford it.

Then we heard about iepirkumi.lv, and a decision was made to use the given opportunity.

As a result five asphalt laying companies responded to the announced procurement.

We were surprised that the winning company's submitted estimate turned out to be three times smaller (19,900 euros) than the one we had received before announcing the competition.

We want to say great thanks to iepirkumi.lv for the opportunity to save our funds and for iepirkumi.lv's great responsiveness, because communication about the procurement procedure progress was regularly maintained.

Māris Zvilna
Owner
Z/S „Panči”

I was convinced of the effectiveness of iepirkumi.lv's service when transport was urgently needed for freight delivery to Germany.

When all known contacts were already exhausted, I posted a competition announcement on iepirkumi.lv!

And literally within half an hour to an hour I received 15 offers!

Thus the freight was successfully sent, cooperation with the transport company continues and additionally we gained many new contacts for possible future!

Ieva Vāciete
Būvkoks AB SIA

When our country houses needed to change the chimney and the choice was made for a ceramic flue, the prices offered in a couple of shops did not seem particularly attractive.

My husband advised me to try through "iepirkumi.lv", because he had heard good testimonials.

The obtained result fully satisfied, because I learned quite a lot of additional information about these flues.

In material price I managed to save 49% from the value of the most expensive offer. Transport and installation also cost considerably less than hoped.

Recommendation for future "iepirkumi.lv" clients - formulate your order as precisely as possible (including individual wishes, which do not be shy to indicate).

Successful further cooperation!

Inese
Private individual