Contracting passenger and goods movement by road
Ground transport is bought as a scheduled obligation rather than as a journey. The specification sets out routes or catchments, timetables or response windows, vehicle types and capacities, and the consequences of a service not running -- which in passenger transport is usually a deduction per missed departure. Contracts run for years because vehicles and drivers have to be committed to them, and they are frequently let in lots by geography so that operators of different sizes can compete for the part they can actually serve.
Driver supply, not vehicle supply, is the constraint that decides delivery. Bidders must show licensed drivers in the correct categories, compliance with driving hours and rest rules, tachograph or equivalent record keeping, and for services carrying children or vulnerable adults, background checks and often specific training. Buyers ask for the operator licence and the maintenance regime behind it, because a fleet taken off the road for defects is a service failure with no substitute. Where an incumbent workforce exists, employment transfer rules commonly apply as they do in other labour-intensive services.
Accessibility and safety requirements are specified in detail and are not optional. Wheelchair access and securement, boarding assistance, seat belts, passenger information in accessible formats, and increasingly vehicle emission standards tied to low-emission zones all appear as conditions rather than preferences. Fuel or energy price movement is normally handled by an indexation clause, and bidders should check whether one exists before assuming a multi-year price can be held: its absence is a material risk in a category where fuel is a large share of the cost.
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 ground transport in Latvia?
GlobalGov holds 157 ground transport records from 50 distinct buying organisations in Latvia. The most frequent publishers are AS "Latvijas valsts meži" (12 records); Liepājas valstspilsētas pašvaldība (10 records); Valmieras novada pašvaldība (10 records); Ventspils pilsētas dome (10 records); Valsts akciju sabiedrība "Latvijas dzelzceļš" (8 records); Jelgavas valstspilsētas pašvaldība (7 records). Between them the 6 largest account for 36% of everything published, so buying here is spread across many separate authorities.
| Buying organisation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AS "Latvijas valsts meži" | 12 | 7.6% |
| Liepājas valstspilsētas pašvaldība | 10 | 6.4% |
| Valmieras novada pašvaldība | 10 | 6.4% |
| Ventspils pilsētas dome | 10 | 6.4% |
| Valsts akciju sabiedrība "Latvijas dzelzceļš" | 8 | 5.1% |
| Jelgavas valstspilsētas pašvaldība | 7 | 4.5% |
What are ground transport contracts worth in Latvia?
60 of the 157 records publish a contract value. The median is $432,000 and the largest single published value is $317.7M. By size, 6 under $100k, 37 between $100k and $1M, 12 between $1M and $10M, 5 above $10M. The remaining 97 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 | 6 | 10% |
| between $100k and $1M | 37 | 62% |
| between $1M and $10M | 12 | 20% |
| above $10M | 5 | 8.3% |
How long do bidders get to respond to ground transport tenders in Latvia?
Across the 63 Latvia ground transport notices that publish both a publication date and a closing date, the median response window is 32 days. A quarter of them allowed 31 days or fewer and a quarter stayed open for more than 35. Not one of them closed within a fortnight of being published, so the window on this market is consistently workable.
How often are ground transport tenders published in Latvia?
Latvia published 2 notices in this category in the last twelve months. Over the last three years there were 69, spread across 52 separate months of activity since 21 May 2021. February 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 Latvia compare with other ground transport markets?
Among the 31 countries where GlobalGov holds a comparable ground transport market, Latvia ranks 21st by number of records. The largest is France (3,436 records against 157 here). Within Latvia itself, ground transport is the 21st largest of the 47 procurement categories tracked here.
Where do the Latvia ground transport records on this page come from?
These 157 records are collected from 1 official source: TED (157). 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 Ground Transport tenders in Latvia
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 ground transport notice in Latvia is visible. Set an alert to be told when the next one opens.
Latvia – Transport services (excl. Waste transport) – Loģistikas pakalpojuma nodrošināšana FMF/FMS līgumu administrēšanai
Latvia – Road transport services – Specializētais transports nelaiķu pārvadāšanai
Latvia – Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver – Transporta pakalpojumu nodrošināšana Liepājas valstspilsētas pašvaldības iestādes “Liepājas Kultūras pārvalde” un tās padotībā esošo iestāžu vajadzībām
Latvia – Hire of buses and coaches with driver – Neregulārie transporta pakalpojumi Valmieras novada Burtnieku un Mazsalacas apvienību teritorijās esošo iestāžu vajadzībām
Other procurement categories in Latvia
Medical EquipmentArchitecture and EngineeringCivil ConstructionVehicles and FleetRoads and Highways InfrastructureWaste ManagementSoftware DevelopmentOil Gas UpstreamVehicle MaintenanceFuel SupplyManagement ConsultingOffice FurnitureFood Aid and NutritionBuilding ConstructionLaboratory EquipmentFinancial AdvisoryAgricultural EquipmentScientific ResearchIct EquipmentUniforms ClothingBuilding MaterialsPharmaceuticalsMilitary LogisticsTelecommunicationsFreight and LogisticsResearch & DevelopmentStaffing AugmentationIT ConsultingHospital ConstructionFacilities and CleaningMaintenance & RepairPrinting PublishingEnergyCommunications PrTraining and Capacity BuildingMail CourierWeapons SystemsSite PreparationTransportationCatering ServicesCommunity DevelopmentRenovation RehabilitationPower TransmissionEvent ManagementDatabase ManagementResearch and Studies
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