Annual Procurement Review (APR), EBRD

The Annual Procurement Review (APR) is the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's yearly public report summarising procurement activity across all bank-financed projects, providing detailed statistics on contract volumes, procurement methods used, sectors covered, and the countries of origin of winning suppliers.

What is the EBRD Annual Procurement Review?

The EBRD publishes its APR each year as a transparency and accountability measure, covering the preceding year's procurement data across all projects in its economies-of-operations. The report breaks down total contract value by sector, such as transport, energy, municipal services, and financial sector, and by procurement method, such as open competitive tendering, restricted tendering, and direct selection. It also reports on the geographic distribution of winning suppliers, showing which countries capture the most contract value and in which sectors. This data is drawn from the contract award notices published on ecepp throughout the year.

The APR is one of the most detailed public procurement datasets available among major multilateral development banks, making it a valuable benchmarking resource. It tracks trends in the ppr's application and flags any systemic procurement issues the bank has identified. The review is published on the EBRD website and is freely downloadable.

Why the Annual Procurement Review matters for bidders

The APR is competitive intelligence that most suppliers overlook. Reading successive APRs reveals which sectors are growing in EBRD procurement volume, which countries are winning contracts in your sector, what the typical contract value is for different procurement categories, and how frequently direct selection versus competitive methods are used. A supplier that sees its home country consistently under-represented in contract awards in a sector where the APR shows high volume has identified a market-entry opportunity. Conversely, a sector where a small number of firms from a few countries consistently win signals a competitive environment that requires early relationship-building and local partnerships to penetrate.

FAQ

Where can I download the EBRD Annual Procurement Review?

The APR is published on the EBRD website at ebrd.com, typically in the procurement or projects section. Past editions are archived and freely accessible without registration.

Does the APR name individual winning suppliers?

The APR reports aggregate statistics by sector, country, and method rather than naming individual suppliers, but the underlying contract award notices published on ecepp throughout the year do identify winning firms.

How current is the data in the Annual Procurement Review?

Each APR covers the prior calendar year. It is typically published in the first half of the following year, meaning there is a lag of six to twelve months between the contracts reported and the publication date.