PPP and investment law

Poland: PPP and investment law

The laws that govern PPP and concessions, investment guarantees, dispute settlement and legal terms, with links to the official texts.

Checked on October 23, 2026Information, not legal advice

In brief

Poland has a dedicated PPP Act (2008) and a separate Concessions Act (2016). Before choosing a private partner, the public entity must assess whether PPP is the most efficient way to deliver the project. Any entrepreneur, including a foreign one, may become the private partner.

PPP and concession law

In force

Ustawa z dnia 19 grudnia 2008 r. o partnerstwie publiczno-prywatnym

English title: Act of 19 December 2008 on Public-Private Partnership

Number / reference: Dz.U. 2009 nr 19 poz. 100
Adopted: December 19, 2008
In force since: February 27, 2009
Latest amendment: Dz.U. 2026 poz. 426
Consolidated text: Dz.U. 2023 poz. 1637

Before selecting a private partner, the public entity must compare the efficiency of PPP with other ways of delivering the project (Art. 3a). It may ask the minister for regional development for an opinion (Art. 3b). The act was amended again in 2026.

Official text (opens in a new tab)

In force

Ustawa z dnia 21 października 2016 r. o umowie koncesji na roboty budowlane lub usługi

English title: Act of 21 October 2016 on Concession Contracts for Works or Services

Number / reference: Dz.U. 2016 poz. 1920
Adopted: October 21, 2016
In force since: December 14, 2016
Consolidated text: Dz.U. 2023 poz. 140

Transposes EU Directive 2014/23/EU on the award of concession contracts.

Official text (opens in a new tab)

Investment protection

We have not yet checked a separate foreign investment or investment screening law for this jurisdiction against an official source, so we do not summarise one here.

Constitutional protection of property

The constitutional property provision has not yet been checked against the official text, so we do not summarise it here.

Dispute settlement

Poland is not an ICSID member, so investor-state arbitration relies on bilateral treaties, UNCITRAL or other rules. Arbitral awards are enforceable under the New York Convention.

ICSID Convention

Not a signatory

New York Convention (1958)

Party

Energy Charter Treaty

Withdrawn, effective December 29, 2023

Investment treaty with Ukraine

In force (1993)

Ukraine's treaties at a glance

Legal terms

How the law names each party, in the original language. Useful when reading tender documents and contracts.

Public side

podmiot publiczny

Private side

partner prywatny (przedsiębiorca lub przedsiębiorca zagraniczny)

Who proposes a project

We found no statutory procedure for a private proposal in the consolidated text, and the act has no term for a proposer.