The Antimonopoly Committee’s “blacklist” includes nearly 800 sole proprietors: who is committing the most violations and where
13 July 17:01
Nearly 800 individual entrepreneurs have already been blacklisted by the Antimonopoly Committee due to certain violations. These entrepreneurs may lose the right to participate in tenders for three years. Violations by sole proprietors were recorded during their participation in government procurement. This is evidenced by data from the AMCU’s consolidated list regarding the distortion of tender results, writes OpenDataBot, as reported by "Komersant Ukrainian".
“The largest number of such entrepreneurs is in the Lviv region, and nearly one in three sole proprietors on the AMCU’s blacklist works in the wholesale trade sector,” the report states.
As of the end of June 2026, 797 sole proprietorships are on the blacklist. This represents about 30% of all companies and entrepreneurs included in this list. The list includes participants whom the Antimonopoly Committee has found guilty of collusion in public procurement. These are cases where several participants merely simulate competition, even though they have agreed in advance on the winner of the tender.
“Being included on this list has consequences: for three years following the AMCU’s decision, such entrepreneurs may be barred from participating in public procurement. That is why contracting authorities regularly check this list before determining the winning bidder,” the statement reads.
Geography of the “blacklist”
The largest number of sole proprietorships blacklisted by the AMCU are registered in Lviv (95), Dnipropetrovsk (81), and Vinnytsia (52) regions, as well as in Kyiv (78) and Ivano-Frankivsk region (39).
Due to such schemes, the state may end up overpaying for goods or services, while bona fide participants lose the opportunity to win a procurement contract fairly. The number of violators continues to grow every year:
- in 2024, the AMCU issued 242 decisions regarding businesses;
- in 2025, that number rose to 306, setting a record for the past decade;
- in 2026 alone, another 186 sole proprietors were added to the blacklist.
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What Do Violating Businesses Do?
Most often, entrepreneurs working in the trade sector end up on the list of violators. Specifically, 231 sole proprietors are engaged in wholesale trade, and 139 in retail. The list of violators also includes representatives of the food service industry (47), specialized construction services (33), and general construction (32).
Being blacklisted by the AMCU not only bars access to government tenders for several years but can also seriously damage a business’s reputation. For companies that rely primarily on government contracts, such a decision often means the loss of a significant portion of their revenue.
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