How to check a recovery tender: five fields not to skip

Before preparing a bid, open the original notice rather than relying only on a news story or an aggregator. For EBRD project procurement, the main route is ECEPP. Match five fields: project name, contracting authority, EBRD project ID, procurement exercise ID and closing date.

For example, RLF – Rivne Energy Efficiency: Project Implementation Support has EBRD Project ID 56242 and ECEPP ID 45606996. The original notice gives a closing date of 2 November 2026 at 10:00, not 17 November. That stated deadline had passed when this explainer was prepared. It does not establish the procurement outcome, a winner or a signed contract. Original ECEPP notice.

Check amendments, client messages, available documents and eligibility conditions separately. For Ukrainian public procurement, also consult Prozorro. A missing match in one register is not, by itself, evidence that a procedure published in another has been cancelled.

Editorial assessment: a city name and a project budget are not enough to decide whether to bid. The current procedure, its documents, deadline and official amendments matter most. A notice does not prove a contract award or a payment.