The Ministry for Communities and Territories Development is digitising the tender for domestic bus routes. It concerns interregional routes organised by the Ministry.

It is envisaged that documents will be submitted and tenders will be held electronically in the carrier’s online cabinet in the Unified Complex of Information Systems.

The digitalisation of the tender procedure and submission of documents will speed up the procedure, save carriers’ resources and minimise corruption risks.

Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1081 amends the Procedure for holding a tender for the transportation of passengers on a public bus route.

“The existing procedure for holding tenders for domestic routes contains a number of problems, but most importantly, it does not meet the requirements of the times and does not allow for a prompt response to demand and the need for transport links. Along with the bureaucratised procedure, there is overregulation, inconsistency with the current conditions of transport organisations and corruption risks. Digitalisation of the tender procedure, along with a change in approaches to the tender, will primarily provide Ukrainian communities with transport links. For business, it will minimise the time and resources spent, as well as the opportunity to use a transparent and understandable mechanism through an online account,” said Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities and Territories Development.

The resolution will come into force four months after its publication. This is when the digital procedure for holding tenders will be launched. The relevant mechanism is already being developed by the team of the Ministry and the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety.

The updated procedure will also ensure the publicity of information submitted by carriers for participation in the tender. This will help to increase transparency and trust in the procedure and the carriers that will be selected as winners of the tenders.

The resolution also provides for transparency of tenders in the regions, i.e. intra-regional routes and intercity routes. This includes open meetings and publication of document packages.