Ukraine’s recovery is not one fund, portal or contract type. A company may encounter at least three environments: Ukrainian public procurement, the digital recovery project portfolio, and procurement financed by international financial institutions. Each has its own rules, documents and review mechanisms.
1. Prozorro — national public procurement
The portal allows users to search procurement notices, plans and contracts by keyword, CPV code, buyer, region and expected value. Bids are submitted through an authorised electronic marketplace, not directly through the portal’s information page. A foreign company should verify marketplace registration, electronic signature, translation, bank guarantee and tax requirements in advance.
2. DREAM — project portfolio and lifecycle
DREAM provides visibility into recovery projects and related data. The presence of a project does not mean that a tender has been launched or financing secured. Use DREAM for early monitoring, then verify financing, preparation status and procurement channel.
3. International financial institutions
The World Bank, EBRD, EIB, Council of Europe Development Bank and other institutions finance projects under their own or agreed procedures. The EBRD states that most client opportunities are published through ECEPP; suppliers, contractors and consultants need to register to participate. The documents for the individual procurement take precedence over any general guide.
Before bidding
- Decide whether to bid directly, through a Ukrainian entity or distributor, as a consortium member or as a subcontractor.
- Match experience, turnover, personnel, certificates and past contracts against qualification criteria.
- Conduct sanctions, beneficial-ownership, integrity and anti-corruption checks across the delivery chain.
- Price tax, customs, currency transfer, guarantees, insurance and war-related risks.
- Do not invest in bid preparation until the official buyer, financing source, procedure and deadline are identified.
Where to look
- Prozorro — procurement search
- Prozorro — five steps for suppliers
- DREAM — Digital Restoration Ecosystem
- EBRD — project procurement
- EBRD Client E-Procurement Portal
- World Bank — procurement notices
- World Bank — business outreach on Ukraine procurement
UKCC’s role
The Chamber can help a company frame an opportunity profile, identify the relevant channel, prepare questions for a buyer or partner, and perform initial matching. UKCC should not guarantee eligibility, award, funding or counterparty safety.