How logistics contracts are awarded lane by lane
Freight is not awarded as a single contract so much as a portfolio of them. Buyers set out lanes -- an origin, a destination, a mode and a service level -- and invite rates against each, awarding lot by lot to whichever bidder is strongest on that corridor. A forwarder with excellent coverage in one region and none in another can therefore win a meaningful share, and a bidder who submits a single blended rate across all lanes is usually uncompetitive on every one of them.
The rate is only part of the price and the tender documents say so. Fuel, currency, security and congestion surcharges, terminal handling, customs entries, demurrage and detention after free time, and storage beyond a stated period are all separately chargeable, and the adjustment mechanism -- which published index, measured how often -- is part of the bid. Buyers increasingly require a full disclosure of ancillary charges precisely because a headline rate with open-ended extras is not a price.
Liability and compliance are where the qualification sits. Carrier liability under the applicable transport convention is limited by weight and is usually far below the value of the cargo, so cargo insurance is a separate and often mandatory line. Customs authorisations, dangerous goods certification, and temperature-controlled capability with monitored and auditable data are conditions rather than advantages where the cargo requires them. Track and trace with electronic proof of delivery, and the transit times a bidder commits to rather than advertises, are what the contract measures afterwards.
This section describes how this category is bought generally, across the public buyers that publish it. The figures elsewhere on this page are measured for this market alone.
Who buys freight and logistics in Lithuania?
GlobalGov holds 137 freight and logistics records from 74 distinct buying organisations in Lithuania. The most frequent publishers are Viešoji įstaiga CPO LT (11 records); Muitinės departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos (10 records); VšĮ Lietuvos energetikos agentūra (9 records); Nacionalinė švietimo agentūra (6 records); LTG Kompetencijų centras UAB (PV) (4 records); International buyer (3 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 31% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Viešoji įstaiga CPO LT | 11 | 8.0% |
| Muitinės departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos finansų ministerijos | 10 | 7.3% |
| VšĮ Lietuvos energetikos agentūra | 9 | 6.6% |
| Nacionalinė švietimo agentūra | 6 | 4.4% |
| LTG Kompetencijų centras UAB (PV) | 4 | 2.9% |
| International buyer | 3 | 2.2% |
What are freight and logistics contracts worth in Lithuania?
57 of the 137 records publish a contract value. The median is $617,760 and the largest single published value is $147.6M. By size, 2 under $100k, 38 between $100k and $1M, 13 between $1M and $10M, 4 above $10M. The remaining 80 publish no value at all, so every figure here describes the priced subset only, and values are as stated by the buyer rather than as finally awarded.
| Contract size | Records | Share of priced |
|---|---|---|
| under $100k | 2 | 3.5% |
| between $100k and $1M | 38 | 67% |
| between $1M and $10M | 13 | 23% |
| above $10M | 4 | 7.0% |
How long do bidders get to respond to freight and logistics tenders in Lithuania?
Across the 57 Lithuania freight and logistics notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 34 days. A quarter of them allowed 33 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 36. Not one of them closed within a fortnight of being published, so the window on this market is consistently workable.
How often are freight and logistics tenders published in Lithuania?
Lithuania publishes about 2 notices a month in this category, 25 in the last twelve months. Volume is steady against the 27 published in the twelve months before that. Over the last three years there were 80, spread across 50 separate months of activity since 7 May 2021. October is historically the busiest month. No new notice has been published in this category since 26 May 2026, 128 days ago, so treat the figures above as a record of the market rather than as this week's pipeline.
How does Lithuania compare with other freight and logistics markets?
Among the 37 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable freight and logistics market, Lithuania ranks 18th by number of records. The largest is France (2,704 records against 137 here). Within Lithuania itself, freight and logistics is the 27th largest of the 52 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the Lithuania freight and logistics records on this page come from?
These 137 records are collected from 1 official source: TED (137). GlobalGov is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with any of them; each record links back to the notice on its issuing portal. The set is rebuilt nightly, and the counts on this page were taken on 2026-10-01.
Most recent Freight and Logistics tenders in Lithuania
None of these are open for bids now — they are the most recent records GlobalGov holds for this market, kept here so the shape of a typical freight and logistics notice in Lithuania is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
Lithuania – Railway transport services – 34058 Iešmų su priedangomis ir papildomomis dalimis pakrovimo ir transportavimo geležinkeliu paslaugos
Lithuania – Refuse transport services – Maisto atliekų išvežimas (LSMUKL)
Lithuania – Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver – Pervežimo ir krovos paslaugos vidurio ir vakarų regionuose
Lithuania – Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment – Procurement of technical maintenance and repair services for (light and freight) vehicles in the Kaunas region
Lithuania – Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – P-2026/14222, Mokinių vežimas į mokyklą specialaus reiso maršrutais Klaipėdos rajone
Lithuania – Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver – 31851 Transportavimo paslaugos
Lithuania – Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver – 30653 Darbuotojų pervežimas į/iš darbo vietų Vilniaus mieste ir už Vilniaus miesto ribų
Lithuania – Travel agency and similar services – Tarnybinių kelionių organizavimo paslaugos
Lithuania – Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver – (VPP-602) SUSKYSTINTOS GAMTINĖS DUJOS, JŲ ATVEŽIMO IR IŠDUJINIMO PASLAUGOS
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