Built from a run recorded on 24 Sep 2026 against the live services.

A public buyer that orders an AI system is buying a regulated product. Suppose the system falls under Annex III of the EU AI Act. Then the supplier who builds it and puts it into service under its own name is its provider, with the provider’s duties. The procurement law of the buyer’s country then decides whether the supplier may bid at all. A bid manager needs all three answers before the go/no-go meeting.

The company in this run

We ran that check on 24 September 2026 for an illustrative company: an 18-person Vilnius software firm. It builds computer-vision and document-AI systems and has delivered two projects for Lithuanian municipalities. It would develop the system and put it into service for the buyer under its own name. The company is made up.

The tenders, the regulation text and the law came from the live services, in one conversation through Datailo. Datailo connects an assistant to Victano (tenders), Rekvira (EU regulation) and Avokata (Lithuanian law).

Step 1: find a tender that is really about AI

The first searches were limited to Lithuania, in Lithuanian (“dirbtinio intelekto sistema”) and in English (“artificial intelligence system development”). Both returned the same 1,546 open Lithuanian notices. None of the five shown first was an AI system: medical equipment, a fire-pipe replacement, a data-centre hardware purchase. On that day the keyword did not narrow the Lithuanian set.

Widening the same English query to every country returned 72,263 open notices with AI projects at the top:

NoticeBuyerDeadline
Call for Tenders for the selection of Artificial Intelligence Gigafactory Consortia (TED 529135-2026)European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, Luxembourg12 Nov 2026
Adquisición de un Sistema de Inteligencia Artificial Generativa (TED 619599-2026)Rectorado de la Universidad de Granada, Spain8 Oct 2026
Vidéodétection et localisation par intelligence artificielle des feux de forêts (BOAMP 26-82008)Conseil Départemental de Côte d’Or, France24 Sep 2026
Enhanced cognitive EW system with intelligent RESM CESM signal analysisEuropean Defence Fund29 Sep 2026

Deadlines are as the notices stated them on 24 September 2026; most have passed by the date of this guide. The lesson for a small firm is practical. Search in the notice language and across borders, and read the deadline before anything else.

Step 2: is the system high-risk under the AI Act?

Suppose the buyer wants a system that helps a municipality decide who is eligible for social assistance. Rekvira searched the AI Act for that use. It put Annex III, point 5 first: “Access to and enjoyment of essential private services and essential public services and benefits”. Its point (a) covers AI systems used by public authorities or on their behalf. Article 6(2), read in full, makes the link:

“In addition to the high-risk AI systems referred to in paragraph 1, AI systems referred to in Annex III shall be considered to be high-risk.”

Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 6(2), as held by Rekvira (text as of 2 September 2026).

Whose call is the classification?

Classification is the company’s call, made on the system’s actual purpose; the run lays out the test and the text. Rekvira holds the Regulation as published in 2024. Before you put a classification in a bid, check the current consolidated text on EUR-Lex for later amendments.

Step 3: what does the provider have to do?

lookup_obligations for providers of high-risk systems returned seven articles, starting with Article 16, “Obligations of providers of high-risk AI systems”. Read in full, Article 16 lists twelve duties. The ones a bid must plan and price for:

Article 16What the provider must do
(a)ensure the system complies with the requirements in Section 2
(c)have a quality management system that complies with Article 17
(d), (e)keep the documentation (Article 18) and, when under its control, the logs (Article 19)
(f)have the system undergo the conformity assessment of Article 43 before it is placed on the market or put into service
(g), (h)draw up an EU declaration of conformity (Article 47) and affix the CE marking (Article 48)
(i)comply with the registration obligations of Article 49(1)
(l)ensure the system meets the accessibility requirements of Directives (EU) 2016/2102 and 2019/882

A bid may promise delivery without a plan for points (c), (f) and (i). It then promises something the company may not be able to do on the buyer’s timetable.

Step 4: may the company bid at all?

For a Lithuanian buyer the exclusion grounds sit in Article 46 of the Public Procurement Law (Viešųjų pirkimų įstatymas, No I-1491, in force). Avokata returned it first, in Lithuanian.

Which grounds exclude a supplier?

Paragraph 1 requires the buyer to exclude a supplier convicted of listed crimes. Among them are participation in a criminal organisation, bribery, fraud against the EU’s financial interests, criminal bankruptcy and money laundering. Paragraph 4 lets the buyer exclude a supplier that is insolvent or has committed a grave professional misconduct in the last year.

The article’s opening words

“Perkančioji organizacija pašalina tiekėją iš pirkimo procedūros, jeigu patikrinusi jį pagal šio įstatymo 50 ir 51 straipsnių nuostatas ar kitu būdu sužino, kad tiekėjas arba jo atsakingas asmuo […] nuteistas už šią nusikalstamą veiką”

(The contracting authority excludes a supplier from the procurement if it learns that the supplier or its responsible person has been convicted of one of these crimes. It may learn this by checking under Articles 50 and 51, or otherwise.) Source: Viešųjų pirkimų įstatymas on e-TAR.

For a buyer in another country, the same check runs against that country’s law; Avokata covers Lithuania only.

What the run did not do

It did not decide to bid, classify the system for the company, or read the tender documents. A full bid pack (the specification read line by line, a compliance matrix, questions for the buyer) is the Datailo job “Bid on a public AI tender”. Its recorded run is not published yet, so this guide shows the separate checks, not the job.

This guide does not advise anyone on the law. The services return sources, and a lawyer reads them.

The recorded run

A 18-person Vilnius AI company wants to bid on a public AI tender: find one, classify the system under the AI Act, list the provider's duties and the Lithuanian exclusion grounds. The company is illustrative. The tenders, the law and every citation came from the live services. Recorded 24 Sep 2026 through https://mcp.datailo.com/mcp; 13 calls, each with the time it took from our test machine.

Every call in the run (13)
  1. datailo_connect email=content-proof@example.test 109 ms. sign-in started with an email address
  2. datailo_connect_verify request_id=[redacted], code=[redacted] 40 ms. signed in; the hub issued a key for the later calls
  3. datailo_enable service=victano 253 ms. Victano switched on (partner)
  4. datailo_enable service=rekvira 39 ms. Rekvira switched on (keyless)
  5. datailo_enable service=avokata 325 ms. Avokata switched on (partner)
  6. datailo_invoke → victano.search_opportunities query=dirbtinio intelekto sistema, countries=["LT"], status=open, limit=5 1,568 ms. 5 shown of 1546 matching open notices
    • cvp:9622605 Medicininės įrangos užsakymai taikant kainos ir kokybės santykio vertinimo kriterijus per CPO LT elektroninį…; Viešoji įstaiga CPO LT; deadline None
    • cvp:9679641 Zabieliškio MAR priešgaisrinio vamzdžio keitimas, priešgaisrinės sistemos ir GAS elektros generatoriaus…; VšĮ Kauno regiono atliekų tvarkymo centras (PV); deadline 2026-10-01
    • ted:600524-2026 Lithuania · Medical equipments · ENDOSKOPINĖ SISTEMA; VšĮ Jonavos ligoninė (PV); deadline 2026-10-05
    • ted:635910-2026 Lithuania · Metering instruments · Kontaktinio kampo, paviršiaus laisvosios energijos ir paviršiaus įtempio…; VšĮ Kauno kolegija (PV); deadline 2026-10-19
    • ted:598611-2026 Lithuania · Computer equipment and supplies · Duomenų centro kompiuterinės įrangos pirkimas; Valstybinio socialinio draudimo fondo valdyba prie Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerijos; deadline 2026-10-05
  7. datailo_invoke → victano.search_opportunities query=artificial intelligence system development, countries=["LT"], status=open, limit=5 2,182 ms. 5 shown of 1546 matching open notices
    • ted:583900-2026 Lithuania · Software development services · Projektų valdymo informacinės sistemos kūrimo, vystymo, palaikymo…; VšĮ Kauno kolegija (PV); deadline 2026-09-28
    • ted:591603-2026 Lithuania · Software development services · Valstybės nacionaliniam saugumui užtikrinti svarbių objektų…; Viešojo saugumo tarnyba prie Vidaus reikalų ministerijos; deadline 2026-09-30
    • ted:504869-2026 Lithuania · Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development services…; LITGRID AB (PV); deadline 2026-10-12
    • ted:630114-2026 Lithuania · Miscellaneous software development services and computer systems · Sumanių kaimų programa…; Vilniaus rajono savivaldybės administracija; deadline 2026-09-29
    • cvp:9461741 Konsultavimo paslaugų dėl apskaitos sistemos keitimo/atnaujinimo pirkimas; Valstybės įmonė Ignalinos atominė elektrinė; deadline 2026-10-12
  8. datailo_invoke → victano.search_opportunities query=artificial intelligence system development, status=open, limit=5 4,172 ms. 5 shown of 72263 matching open notices
    • ft:EDF-2026-DA-SENS-CEW-STEP Enhanced cognitive EW system with intelligent RESM CESM signal analysis; European Defence Fund (EDF); deadline 2026-09-29
    • fr:26-82008 Déploiement d'un système permanent de vidéodétection et de localisation par intelligence artificielle des…; Conseil Départemental de Côte d'Or (21); deadline 2026-09-24
    • ted:529135-2026 Luxembourg · Computer-related services · Call for Tenders for the selection of Artificial Intelligence…; European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking; deadline 2026-11-12
    • ted:619599-2026 Spain · Super computer · Adquisición de un Sistema de Inteligencia Artificial Generativa; Rectorado de la Universidad de Granada; deadline 2026-10-08
    • de:46ab8f53-3862-40af-adbd-5447a2c3ad9e IT MSP-Leistungen; Encevo Deutschland GmbH; deadline 2026-10-12
  9. datailo_invoke → rekvira.search_regulation regulation=eu-ai-act, query=AI systems intended to be used by public authorities to evaluate eligibility for public assistance benefits and services 429 ms. 25 passages
    • ANNEX III(5) Access to and enjoyment of essential private services and essential public services and benefits: (a) (a) AI systems intended to be used by public authorities or on behalf of…
    • ANNEX III(7) Migration, asylum and border control management, in so far as their use is permitted under relevant Union or national law: (a) (a) AI systems intended to be used by or on behalf…
    • Article 25(4) The provider of a high-risk AI system and the third party that supplies an AI system, tools, services, components, or processes that are used or integrated in a high-risk AI…
    • Article 66 The Board shall advise and assist the Commission and the Member States in order to facilitate the consistent and effective application of this Regulation. To that end, the Board…
  10. datailo_invoke → rekvira.read_unit regulation=eu-ai-act, pinpoint=Article 6(2) 301 ms. Article 6(2), full text
    • Article 6(2) In addition to the high-risk AI systems referred to in paragraph 1, AI systems referred to in Annex III shall be considered to be high-risk.
  11. datailo_invoke → rekvira.read_unit regulation=eu-ai-act, pinpoint=Article 16 401 ms. Article 16, full text
    • Article 16 Providers of high-risk AI systems shall: (a) ensure that their high-risk AI systems are compliant with the requirements set out in Section 2; (b) indicate on the high-risk AI system or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or its accompanying…
  12. datailo_invoke → rekvira.lookup_obligations regulation=eu-ai-act, role=provider, system_class=high-risk 401 ms. 7 articles addressed to providers of high-risk systems
    • Article 16 Obligations of providers of high-risk AI systems
    • Article 22 Authorised representatives of providers of high-risk AI systems
    • Article 54 Authorised representatives of providers of general-purpose AI models
    • Article 62 Measures for providers and deployers, in particular SMEs, including start-ups
    • Article 72 Post-market monitoring by providers and post-market monitoring plan for high-risk AI systems
    • Article 80 Procedure for dealing with AI systems classified by the provider as non-high-risk in application of Annex III
  13. datailo_invoke → avokata.search_law query=tiekėjo pašalinimo pagrindai viešuosiuose pirkimuose, limit=5 5,506 ms. 5 passages of Lithuanian law
    • 46 straipsnis. (1/5 d.) 46 straipsnis. Tiekėjo pašalinimo pagrindai 1. Perkančioji organizacija pašalina tiekėją iš pirkimo procedūros, jeigu patikrinusi jį pagal šio įstatymo 50 ir 51 straipsnių nuostatas ar kitu būdu…
    • 46 straipsnis. (4/5 d.) 2) yra nemokus, jam iškelta restruktūrizavimo ar bankroto byla, inicijuotos ar pradėtos likvidavimo procedūros, kai jo turtą valdo teismas ar nemokumo administratorius, kai jis su kreditoriais yra…
    • 59 straipsnis. 59 straipsnis. Tiekėjo pašalinimo pagrindų ir kvalifikacijos reikalavimų taikymas 1. Perkantysis subjektas skelbime apie pirkimą, skelbime apie kvalifikacijos vertinimo sistemą ar kvietime…
    • 726 straipsnis. 726 straipsnis. Uždraudimas juridiniam asmeniui dalyvauti viešuosiuose pirkimuose 1. Teismas uždraudžia juridiniam asmeniui dalyvauti viešuosiuose pirkimuose kaip tiekėjui. Dalyvauti viešuosiuose…
    • 27 straipsnis. 27 straipsnis. Pasirengimas pirkimui 1. Perkančioji organizacija, siekdama pasirengti pirkimui ir pranešti tiekėjams apie savo pirkimo planus ir reikalavimus, gali: 1) prašyti suteikti ir gauti…

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Use Datailo: find open public tenders for developing an AI system in the EU, then tell me whether an AI system that assesses eligibility for public benefits is high-risk under the AI Act, and list what Article 16 requires of its provider.