In Kropyvnytskyi, an operator has been determined to implement the system of electronic ticketing in public transport. It is expected that cashless payment will be operational for passengers by the end of the year. This is reported by the Kropyvnytskyi City Council.
Electronic ticket in Kropyvnytskyi: who won the competition
The competition to determine the operator of the automated fare collection system took place on April 3. Three companies participated:
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Gis-Service LLC from Lviv;
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Easy Soft LLC from Kyiv;
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Smart Ticket Technology LLC from Kyiv.
The company Gis-Service LLC was not allowed to participate due to an incomplete set of documents. According to the evaluation results, Easy Soft LLC won with 251 points, while its competitor scored 241 points.
The operator must implement the system within 4, 6, or 9 months after signing the contract.
Contractor of the electronic ticket: what is known about the company
Easy Soft LLC has been registered in Kyiv since 2007. The owners are Oleksiy Volodymyrovych Avramenko and Anton Volodymyrovych Avramenko, with the manager and chief accountant being Valentina Yuriyivna Ivashko.
The company has previously participated in similar projects:
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manufactured transportation cards and tickets in Lviv;
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won a tender for the automation of fare payment in Rivne;
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worked with fare collection systems in public transport.
At the same time, there is no confirmed information in open sources about the experience of implementing electronic ticketing specifically in the format of municipal competitions.
The idea of implementing an electronic ticket in Kropyvnytskyi has been discussed for several years. Earlier, the city planned to launch cashless payment as early as 2025, and also proposed to introduce plastic subsidized cards with a limit on the number of trips. However, during public discussions, residents opposed such restrictions.
Let us recall that the electronic ticket was introduced in Rivne starting from the beginning of 2026.