Public tenders in Ukraine: platforms, thresholds and rules

At a glance

Law: Закон України «Про публічні закупівлі» № 922-VIII
Oversight: Міністерство економіки та довкілля України (Мінекономіки)
Central portal: Prozorro

Thresholds

Goods and services: open tender, e-catalogue, framework agreement or negotiated procedure required (most buyers)	UAH 200,000
Works: open tender or other procedure required (most buyers)	UAH 1,500,000
Goods and services, buyers in special sectors (utilities, Article 2(1)(4) of the Law)	UAH 1,000,000
Works, buyers in special sectors (utilities)	UAH 5,000,000
Below-threshold purchases outside Prozorro: contract report required from this value	UAH 50,000
Goods and services: notice must also be published in English (Article 10 of Law 922-VIII)	€ 133.000
Works: notice must also be published in English (Article 10 of Law 922-VIII)	€ 5.150.000

Law and buyers

The legal basis is the Law of Ukraine "On Public Procurement" (Про публічні закупівлі) No. 922-VIII of 2015. Since 2022 most procurement runs under the martial-law Peculiarities (Особливості) adopted by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 1178 of 12 October 2022, which apply during martial law and for 90 days after it ends. A new Law No. 4888-IX of 27 May 2026 is in force; its localisation rules apply from 24 August 2026 and the rest from 24 March 2027, when Law 922-VIII lapses. The Ministry of Economy and Environment (Мінекономіки) is the authorised body for procurement policy. Buyers include central and local government, state and municipal companies and, with higher thresholds, utilities in special sectors. Centralised purchasing organisations also buy for others. Ukraine is an EU candidate country, not a member state.[1][2][3][4]

Where tenders are published

All procedures above the thresholds run through Prozorro, the public electronic procurement system. Prozorro is a central database connected to accredited e-marketplaces (майданчики), where buyers publish and bidders register, ask questions and submit offers. Common marketplaces include Prozorro-connected platforms such as SmartTender, Zakupivli.Pro, E-Tender, Newtend and UUB Tender. Registration is done on one marketplace and gives access to all Prozorro tenders; marketplaces charge a fee for submitting an offer. Prozorro Market is the electronic catalogue for standard goods. Ukrainian bidders normally sign offers with a qualified electronic signature (КЕП). According to the Ministry of Economy and Environment, non-resident bidders registered with a foreign registration number may submit offers without a Ukrainian electronic signature by other identification methods. Ukrainian tenders are not published in TED.[8][9][10]

Procedures and thresholds

Under the Peculiarities, buyers above the thresholds use open tenders (відкриті торги з особливостями), purchases from the electronic catalogue (Prozorro Market), framework agreements or, as an exception, a negotiated procedure (переговорна процедура) on listed grounds such as a failed tender, a sole supplier or urgent need. Thresholds differ for ordinary buyers and for utilities in special sectors. Below the thresholds, buyers may use Prozorro or the catalogue but are not obliged to, and must publish a contract report for purchases above a minimum value. Splitting a contract to avoid a procedure is prohibited. Additional notices in English are required above euro thresholds set in Article 10 of the Law. Some urgent defence, energy and reconstruction purchases are exempt or follow special rules.[1][2][5][7]

Documents and language

When submitting an offer, bidders declare in the electronic system that no exclusion grounds apply (self-declaration); documents proving this are only requested from the winner, within a short deadline. The tender documentation sets the qualification criteria, for example experience, equipment, staff or financial capacity, and how to prove them. Foreign bidders may prove compliance with documents available under the law of their own country, and missing documents that do not exist there cannot be grounds for rejection. Information on ultimate beneficial owners is required. The tender documentation states the language of the offer; in practice this is usually Ukrainian, so plan for translations. Since September 2026 localisation requirements apply to certain goods, and purchases from Russia, Belarus and Iran are restricted.[2][6][8]

Deadlines, award and challenges

For open tenders under the Peculiarities the period for submitting offers is at least 15 days from publication of the notice in Prozorro. Clarification questions can be asked up to three days before the deadline. Offers are compared on price, normally through an electronic auction, or on price plus other criteria, in which case price must weigh at least 70 percent. After the buyer publishes its intention to conclude the contract, the contract may not be signed for at least five days (three in some urgent cases). Complaints go to the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (Антимонопольний комітет України, AMCU) as the review body, are filed through Prozorro and require a fee. The State Audit Service (Державна аудиторська служба) monitors procurements, and civil society reviews them through DoZorro.[2][5][11][12]

How to win a tender in Ukraine

In Ukraine most tenders are decided on price, usually through an electronic auction in Prozorro. A buyer may add other criteria, such as delivery terms or warranty, but under the martial-law Peculiarities of Resolution No. 1178 price must then carry at least 70 percent, so qualification and price discipline matter more than long quality texts. Ask questions as a request for clarification in Prozorro up to three days before the deadline; the question and the answer are public in the system, and changes to the tender documentation extend the deadline. Use questions to remove discriminatory or unclear requirements, because the documentation is your contract basis. To know the buyer, study its earlier tenders, contracts, prices and competitors in Prozorro's open data and analytics and in reviews on DoZorro. Follow the qualification criteria and document list to the letter, upload a self-declaration on exclusion grounds and have translations into Ukrainian ready. Offers fail on missing or unsigned documents, wrong electronic signature, missed localisation rules or an abnormally low price you cannot justify. There is no formal debrief, but competitors' offers become visible after disclosure, and complaints go to the Antimonopoly Committee.[1][2][11][13]

Check whether the tender is decided on price alone or with weighted criteria.
Submit clarification requests in Prozorro at least three days before the deadline.
Study the buyer's earlier tenders and prices in Prozorro and DoZorro.
Prepare self-declaration, signatures and Ukrainian translations before the auction.
Be ready to justify a price the system flags as abnormally low.
Read the winning offer in Prozorro and decide quickly on an AMCU complaint.

Clarification round: Request for clarification (звернення за роз'ясненнями) in Prozorro

How TenderRender helps you in Ukraine

TenderRender does the work behind each step above. Your team checks and refines.

1
Research the buyer
Brings together the buyer's earlier awards, policies and contracts, so your bid fits this buyer's situation in Ukraine.
2
Ask questions
Finds unclear points and risks in the documents and drafts questions about them for the clarification round: Request for clarification (звернення за роз'ясненнями) in Prozorro.
3
Write per criterion
Drafts a first version per award criterion, in the language of the tender, with citations to your own documents.
4
Review
Scores your bid per award criterion the way an evaluator would, with concrete improvements.
5
Fill in forms
Fills in the declarations, price schedules, questionnaires and Excel annexes from your own data and earlier bids, with a source per answer.
6
Submit
Builds a checklist of everything you need to submit on Prozorro and prepares the documents ready to sign.

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Tips for bidders

Choose one accredited marketplace, register early and check how it handles non-resident accounts and fees. Read the tender documentation closely for the signature rules for non-residents, the language of the offer and the required qualification evidence, and ask clarification questions well before the deadline. Prepare a self-declaration and keep supporting documents and translations ready, because the winner has only a few days to upload them. Watch for localisation requirements in goods tenders and for procurements financed under the Ukraine Facility, where only bidders from eligible countries may take part. Use Prozorro's open data and DoZorro to study earlier contracts, prices and competitors. Keep in mind that the Peculiarities change frequently and the new law takes full effect in March 2027.[4][6][8][13]

Platforms in Ukraine

This country does not publish on TED, so there are no shares. These are the platforms from our market map, public ones first.

Prozorro
Register on an accredited marketplace, not the portal itself; each bid file is signed with a qualified e-signature and a fee applies per bid.
How it works →Website
E-Tender
Commercial Prozorro marketplace: register an account there to bid in Ukrainian public tenders, which run in the central Prozorro system.
Website
Newtend
Accredited Prozorro marketplace: registration is free, while submitting a bid carries the statutory participation fee set by Cabinet Resolution No. 166.
How it works →Website
SmartTender
Prozorro marketplace: create an account (login also with QES) to bid; submitting a Prozorro bid costs the state-set fee.
How it works →Website
UUB Tender (Ukrainian Universal Exchange)
Accredited Prozorro marketplace: register, verify your identity and top up your balance; the bid fee depends on lot budget (17 to 3,400 UAH).
How it works →Website
Zakupivli.Pro
Accredited Prozorro marketplace: register here to bid in Prozorro; the statutory fee is charged per bid and files are signed with a qualified e-signature.
Website

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Tender search for this country

Clarity Project
Ukrainian analytics platform for Prozorro procurement and Prozorro.Sale auctions, price analysis and checks on companies across 140+ registers.
E-Tender
Accredited Prozorro marketplace for public and commercial procurement with AI assistants TenderAdvisor (tender analytics) and TenderCheck (bid checklist).
Newtend
Accredited Prozorro marketplace for public procurement and Prozorro Market, with alerts, analytics, data export, legal support and Newtend AI.
SmartTender
Accredited Prozorro marketplace and commercial tendering platform with AI tools that analyse tender documents and build requirement checklists.
Zakupivli.Pro
Accredited Prozorro and Prozorro.Sale marketplace (formerly Zakupki.Prom) with AI tender search, AI document analysis and a supplier requirement checklist.

Bid writing tools from this country

E-Tender
Accredited Prozorro marketplace for public and commercial procurement with AI assistants TenderAdvisor (tender analytics) and TenderCheck (bid checklist).
SmartTender
Accredited Prozorro marketplace and commercial tendering platform with AI tools that analyse tender documents and build requirement checklists.
Zakupivli.Pro
Accredited Prozorro and Prozorro.Sale marketplace (formerly Zakupki.Prom) with AI tender search, AI document analysis and a supplier requirement checklist.

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Frequently asked questions

Where are public tenders in Ukraine published?

In Prozorro, the central electronic procurement system at prozorro.gov.ua, accessible through accredited e-marketplaces. Ukraine is not in the EU, so tenders are not published in TED.[10]

Do I need to register?

Yes, you register on one accredited e-marketplace to submit offers, which then gives access to all Prozorro tenders. Marketplaces charge a fee per offer submitted.[10]

What are the thresholds?

Under the martial-law Peculiarities, most buyers must use a procedure from UAH 200,000 for goods and services and UAH 1.5 million for works; utilities in special sectors from UAH 1 million and UAH 5 million. An additional notice in English is required from EUR 133,000 for goods and services and EUR 5,150,000 for works.[5][7]

Can foreign companies participate?

Yes, domestic and foreign bidders participate on equal terms, and non-residents can prove compliance with documents from their own country. Bidders from Russia, Belarus and Iran are restricted, and Ukraine Facility tenders are limited to eligible countries.[6][8]

In which language must I submit my offer?

The tender documentation sets the language, which in practice is usually Ukrainian. Larger tenders above the euro thresholds also have a notice in English.[2][7]

How much time do I have to submit an offer?

In open tenders under the Peculiarities, at least 15 days from publication of the notice in Prozorro.[2][5]

Do I need a Ukrainian electronic signature?

Ukrainian bidders sign offers with a qualified electronic signature (КЕП). Non-residents registered with a foreign registration number may submit without one, using another identification method, unless the documentation provides otherwise.[8][9]