The Public Procurement Office maintains the list. Registration replaces proving personal standing in each tender and is valid for all contracting authorities and entities for three years, after which a new application is needed. You do not attach documents that the Office can obtain from public administration systems: it checks Commercial Register and criminal record extracts, contributions and taxes itself. In practice, the main requirements are a correctly completed application and the fee.
Businesses that regularly bid for public contracts do not have to assemble a fresh bundle of criminal record, contribution and tax certificates for every bid. That is precisely the purpose of the List of Economic Operators maintained by the Public Procurement Office.
One registration instead of documents for every tender
Registration proves compliance with the participation requirements concerning personal standing under Section 32(1)(a) to (f) of Act No. 343/2015 Coll. on Public Procurement: good repute, up-to-date contributions and taxes, absence of bankruptcy, authorisation to conduct business and absence of a ban on participation. It applies across the board:
Registration in the List of Economic Operators is effective in relation to every contracting authority and contracting entity, and the information it contains does not need to be verified in public procurement procedures.
— Section 152(4) of Act No. 343/2015 Coll. (unofficial English translation)
The sole exception concerns contributions and taxes: the contracting authority or entity may subsequently request current certificates despite registration (Section 152(5)).
Which documents do not need to accompany the application
This is where companies do the most unnecessary work. The law is clear:
An economic operator is not required to submit the documents under the first sentence if data from public administration information systems under a separate regulation can be used for registration purposes.
— Section 153(2) of Act No. 343/2015 Coll. (unofficial English translation)
In practice, according to the Office’s guidance, a Slovak company does not attach a Commercial Register or Trade Register extract and does not obtain criminal record extracts. The Office requests them from the General Prosecutor’s Office using the personal details provided in the application. It also checks information systems for outstanding social insurance and health insurance contributions, and tax and customs arrears. Documentary evidence remains relevant mainly for foreign persons and statutory representatives whose details are unavailable in Slovak registers.
How long registration lasts and what it costs
Registration in the List of Economic Operators is valid for three years.
— Section 152(6) of Act No. 343/2015 Coll. (unofficial English translation)
Monitor the expiry date and apply for renewal before registration expires during an ongoing tender. The administrative fee is EUR 100; an electronically submitted application with electronic attachments costs half that amount, EUR 50.
How registration relates to the ESPD and other registers
The European Single Procurement Document is a self-declaration that only provisionally replaces documents in a particular tender: the contracting authority or entity may request them at any time. Registration, by comparison, provides continuing proof that can simply be referenced in the ESPD. Do not confuse it with the Register of Public Sector Partners: that register concerns beneficial owners, and registration is required before signing a contract above the statutory thresholds. We explain the difference in what happens without RPVS registration.
How we can help
We prepare and submit the application electronically through our registration in the List of Economic Operators service, including a reminder for renewal. If you bid regularly, our external legal department monitors registration validity, RPVS and references from previous contracts. We also handle separate RPVS registration as an authorised person. Our article on a contracting authority failing to issue a reference explains how to obtain a missing reference.
Before your next tender, we recommend checking whether your registration is still valid. Renewing it in advance costs less than losing a bid over a formality.
This answer provides general information on the law as at 5 September 2026. It does not constitute legal services or replace an assessment of an individual case. The details of your situation may differ. Book a consultation to discuss them.
