Sorainen has successfully represented Tallinna Haridusamet (the Tallinn Education Department) in public procurement disputes before the Public Procurement Review Committee, Tallinn Administrative Court, and Tallinn Circuit Court.
According to Sorainen, the disputes followed public tenders for catering services in Estonia. "The public tender concerned the provision of school catering services for 24 municipal schools in Tallinn," the firm informed. "Hence, the tender was divided into 24 lots. The total estimated value of all the lots was approximately EUR 25 million, making it one of the largest tenders of catering services in Estonia of all time. With a total of 65 municipal schools in Tallinn, the procurement and following disputes concerned the catering in nearly 40% of the schools in Tallinn."
"Of the seven cases, six were decided in favor of Haridusamet either in the Public Procurement Review Committee or, later, in Tallinn's Administrative Court or the Tallinn Circuit Court," according to Sorainen. "One case ended with a decision by the Tallinn Circuit Court declaring two decisions by Haridusamet to be unlawful. However, in that case, the public contracts were already lawfully signed. Haridusamet was able to conclude 22 contracts out of 24 envisaged by the tender, and catering in municipal schools was at all times ensured."
The Sorainen team was led by Senior Associate Mario Sorm and included Partner Kaido Kunnapas and Senior Associate Kadri Harginen.
