Centrum usług Wspólnych

What Centrum usług Wspólnych does

Centrum Usług Wspólnych Powiatu Lubelskiego (CUW PL) is a public sector shared services center (jednostka samorządowa) wholly owned by Powiat Lubelski (Lublin County) and headquartered in Lublin, Poland. It was established on September 24, 2020 under Resolution No. XXIII/314/2020 of the Powiat Lublin Council to centralize administrative support for the county's educational network. The center provides financial-accounting, HR and payroll, administrative-organizational, and central public procurement services to 12 served institutions, including vocational school complexes (Zespoły Szkół), special education centers (Specjalne Ośrodki Szkolno-Wychowawcze), psychological-pedagogical clinics (Poradnie Psychologiczno-Pedagogiczne), and the Powiatowa Biblioteka Publiczna w Lublinie. Operations are coordinated with the Starostwo Powiatowe w Lublinie under the Local Government Act, and annual financial reports are published through the Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej (BIP).

The center operates with approximately 101 employees across two Lublin locations (ul. Czechowska 2 headquarters and ul. Spokojna 9 secondary office for the Finance Department and Deputy Director functions). Its technology stack is limited to standard office software and the VULCAN Finanse accounting application, with no proprietary technology, public API, or commercial product offering. CUW PL does not operate a commercial revenue model: it is funded through the Powiat Lubelski budget, and services are delivered to served institutions at no direct charge under formalized agreements. Information dissemination occurs exclusively through the statutory BIP portal. Leadership comprises Director Katarzyna Antoniak, Deputy Director Katarzyna Tomczak, a Data Protection Officer (Leszek Wiatrowski), and a Deputy Chief Accountant (Monika Kukuryka).

From an investment perspective, CUW PL is not a commercial enterprise: it has no funding rounds, no shareholders, no subsidiaries, no M&A activity, and no revenue disclosure beyond statutory budget allocations. It is structurally a cost-center / shared service mechanism for local government, with all served entities being internal county units. Consequently, conventional PE/VC/M&A metrics are not applicable; the relevant frame is municipal shared-services efficiency rather than commercial value capture.

Name

Centrum usług Wspólnych

Legal name

Centrum Usług Wspólnych Powiatu Lubelskiego

Website

https://cuwpl.bip.lubelskie.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Centrum Usług Wspólnych Powiatu Lubelskiego (CUW PL) is a Powiat Lubelski-owned shared services center in Lublin, Poland, providing financial-accounting, HR/payroll, administrative, and public procurement services to 12 county educational institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Shared Administrative Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Back-Office Administration & Shared Services (HR, Payroll, Finance/AP/AR) (EDAEALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Education Department Administration (BPAIABAJ)

Keywords

• Public shared services
• Financial accounting services
• HR payroll administration
• Public procurement coordination
• Local government services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lublin

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public sector funding: As a public sector entity (jednostka samorządowa), CUW PL operates on government funding allocated through the Powiat Lubelski budget. Services are provided to educational institutions (schools, psychological-pedagogical clinics, special education centers) within the Lublin Powiat region at no direct charge to the served entities.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Centrum Usług Wspólnych Powiatu Lubelskiego is a public sector shared services center that delivers centralized financial-accounting, HR and payroll, administrative-organizational, and public procurement coordination services to 12 educational institutions (schools, special education centers, psychological-pedagogical clinics, and a public library) within Lublin County. The center operates under the Local Government Act and serves as the single administrative back-office for these public educational units.

Product overview

Centrum Usług Wspólnych Powiatu Lubelskiego is a public administration shared services center (Centrum Usług Wspólnych) that provides administrative services to educational institutions in Lublin district. It is not a commercial product company but rather a government service unit. The organization offers four main service categories: financial-accounting services (obsługa finansowo-księgowa), HR and payroll services (obsługa kadrowo-płacowa), administrative-organizational services (obsługa administracyjno-organizacyjna), and implementation of central and joint public procurement (realizacja centralnych i wspólnych zamówień publicznych). The center serves 12 educational institutions including schools, special education centers, psychological-pedagogical clinics, and a public library. Services are provided to supported units as defined by the district self-government law, not as standalone commercial products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Financial-Accounting Services (Obsługa finansowo-księgowa)
• HR and Payroll Administration (Obsługa kadrowo-płacowa)
• Administrative-Organizational Services (Obsługa administracyjno-organizacyjna)
• Centralized and Joint Public Procurement (Realizacja centralnych i wspólnych zamówień publicznych)

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Starostwo Powiatowe w Lublinie (Lublin Powiat Starosty Office)coreOthersCUW PL cooperates with the Lublin Powiat Starosty Office in the implementation of statutory tasks. The shared services center was established under Powiat resolution and operates in coordination with the Starosty Office for matters related to the served educational institutions and overall public sector financial management within the Powiat.

Recent moves5 records

Others

• VULCAN S.A. Polish EdTech company that supplies Finanse VULCAN — the core accounting software used by CUW PL — as well as broader school administration platforms to Polish education sector. Indirectly comparable as the technology backbone of the entity's operations.
• Comarch S.A. Polish ERP and public-sector software vendor offering financial management, HR, and procurement solutions to Polish local governments and educational institutions. Comparable as an alternative technology provider in the same operational space.
• Wolters Kluwer Poland: Provides financial and regulatory software used by Polish public-sector entities, including local government accounting and HR/payroll solutions. Comparable as a vendor of equivalent back-office tooling to Polish powiats.

Direct peers

• Centrum Usług Wspólnych Miasta Stołecznego Warszawy: Largest metropolitan shared services center in Poland, providing consolidated financial, HR, and administrative services to Warsaw municipal units including schools. Same organizational model as CUW PL but at much larger scale.
• Centrum Usług Wspólnych Powiatu Krakowskiego: County-level shared services center under Powiat Krakowski council providing equivalent financial, HR, administrative, and procurement services to schools and educational institutions using the same statutory model as CUW PL.
• Centrum Usług Wspólnych w Lesznie: County-level shared services center in the Leszno Powiat following the same jednostka samorządowa model, providing equivalent back-office support to local educational institutions.
• Centrum Usług Wspólnych Powiatu Wrocławskiego: Polish county-level shared services center performing the same statutory back-office function (finance, HR, payroll, procurement) for educational institutions under the Powiat Wrocławski council. Operates under an identical legal and operational framework as CUW PL.

Regional players

• Centrum Usług Wspólnych w Zamościu: Regional shared services center in the Zamość Powiat providing analogous administrative, financial, and HR shared services to schools and educational units in eastern Poland, comparable in scale and scope to CUW PL.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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