Ivan LAKHTIONOV

Director of Innovation Projects Program

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Ivan got a Master’s degree in ‘Accounting and Audit’ (graduated from the Mykolaiv National Agrarian University in 2010). He worked at the Department of Education of the Mykolaiv City Council, ‘Kyiv Investment Agency’ Municipal Enterprise and the State Aviation Company ‘Ukraina’. Ivan has a solid practical experience in public procurement. From November 2015 to April 2016 he was a member of the subthreshold procurement appeal body. Since April 2016 he has been a member of the Committee to address requests on possible violations during subthreshold procurement.

Author`s posts:

June 22, 2026

Public Procurement as a Foundation of EU Accession: What Ukraine has Already Done and What is Still Expected of Us

Public procurement is part of the Fundamentals negotiating cluster, which brings together the most important reforms for European integration. Here we walk through the progress and the deadlines.

June 5, 2026

The Third Procurement Revolution: What to Expect from the New Public Procurement Law

A major step toward EU accession, modern and effective tools for contracting authorities, and new anti-corruption safeguards.

January 26, 2026

I Can’t, No Need, Too Scary: Why Non-Price Criteria Are Hardly Used in Prozorro

The use of non-price criteria in public procurement is standard practice in the EU. In Ukraine, however, they are barely applied. Why is that, and what can be done about it?