Cherkasy Bus JSC may supply 27 school buses to the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration (RSA) for 113.45 million UAH, including 17 units with two seats for students with limited mobility for nearly 73.7 million UAH.
According to information on Prozorro, the plant was the sole participant in two relevant tenders held by the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration. It offered 17 buses for 73.7 million UAH against an expected amount of 73.909 million UAH, and in the second tender—10 standard school buses for 39.75 million UAH against an expected purchase amount of 40 million UAH.
The delivery deadline for the buses is September 30, 2026.
The Euro 5-compliant buses were manufactured this year, with a localization rate of over 68–70%.
As noted in the announcement, a state budget subsidy of 67.173 million UAH is allocated for the purchase of 17 buses, with co-financing from the local budget amounting to 6.736 million UAH. Accordingly, UAH 35.92 million and UAH 4.08 million have been allocated for the purchase of 10 buses.
As previously reported, starting in 2024, the “School Bus” program is being implemented thanks to financial cooperation between the EU and Ukraine as part of the Ukraine Facility.
For the program’s implementation, the state budget subsidy for the current year amounts to 2 billion UAH, with plans to purchase over 540 buses. The Ivano-Frankivsk region has been allocated 103.09 million UAH in state subsidies.
Founded in 1994, the “Cherkasy Bus” plant manufactures Ataman small-class buses (including city, suburban, school, and specialized models), as well as other wheeled vehicles based on Japanese Isuzu components.
The plant ended 2025 with a net profit of nearly 83 million UAH—32% less than in 2024—amid a slight decline in net revenue to 1.733 billion UAH.
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