On 27 August 2026, the key provisions of Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1051 dated 13 August 2026 “Certain issues of preparing public-private partnership projects and improving the public investment management process” (the Resolution No. 1051) entered into force. Resolution No. 1051 provides the secondary legislation needed to implement the new PPP model introduced by the Law of Ukraine “On Public-Private Partnership” No. 4510-IX.
Resolution No. 1051 approved the procedures for analysing the concept note and the effectiveness of implementing a PPP, introduced comprehensive changes to the public investment management system, and repealed the acts governing the previous state-private partnership analysis model.
- New procedure for preparing PPP projects
For PPP projects, including concessions, the pre-investment stage now comprises: (i) a concept note prepared on the basis of a preliminary investment feasibility study; and (ii) a PPP feasibility study. The analysis of the concept note covers the strategic, economic, commercial, financial and managerial rationale, including a preliminary comparison of the project’s efficiency with and without the involvement of a private partner.
Projects with an expected value below the equivalent of EUR 5,538,000 are prepared under a single-stage PPP procedure, based on the concept note alone, without a separate PPP feasibility study. If a project was not classified as below-threshold at the concept-note stage, a subsequent reduction in its value does not change the applicable preparation procedure. For a below-threshold project involving state support from the state budget, the conclusion is agreed with the Ministry of Economy, with the involvement of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine.
Engaging an advisor to prepare the concept note is mandatory if the project’s expected value exceeds the equivalent of EUR 10 million.
A negative conclusion on the use of the PPP model does not terminate the project itself: it can be continued as a public investment project from the investment feasibility study stage, using the materials already prepared.
- PPP integrated into the public investment system
Special procedures apply to PPP projects, while the general procedure established by Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 527 applies only in expressly specified cases, in particular:
- if the preliminary investment feasibility study indicates that a PPP is possible, the project, regardless of its value, is submitted for a sectoral (industry) assessment and, if the results are positive, is included in the relevant sectoral portfolio
- for projects assessed before Resolution No. 1051 entered into force, the possibility of implementation on a PPP basis is additionally identified at the expert or sectoral assessment stage
- a PPP project that requires budget financing to prepare the PPP feasibility study must be included in the relevant unified project portfolio in order to obtain such financing
- Implementation, monitoring and DREAM
The procedure for implementing public investment projects and programmes has been set out in a new wording. It sets out in detail the readiness-for-implementation criteria, the roles of the initiator and the component executor, the reporting calendar, the performance evaluation, and the procedure for amending indicators during implementation.
DREAM becomes the digital basis for preparing and monitoring public investment and PPP projects. The necessary technical solutions must be rolled out within six months for public investment projects and no later than 1 April 2027 for PPPs (concessions).
- Transitional rules for regions and communities
In 2026, local investment councils may include in unified project portfolios projects and programmes with confirmed sources of financing, provided they are consistent with the public investment areas set out in the medium-term plan of the relevant level. The Resolution also provides regional and local authorities with the technical ability to independently define such areas on the basis of strategic planning documents.
Practical implications
Resolution No. 1051 makes the new PPP model operational and links PPP preparation to the entire public investment management cycle. Initiators and public partners should, from the very outset, coordinate the preparation of the concept note, the sectoral assessment, the project’s inclusion in the portfolios, the need for budget financing, and the entry of data into DREAM.