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The role and importance of consulting services in realization of the public-private partnership ventures is the subject matter of the article. Public-private partnership is a that complex issues requires a professional approach. The PPP market in Poland is at the preliminary stage of development, whereas the public entities do not have the relevant experience and knowledge in the matter at their disposal, therefore, a professional consultation is indispensable. The selection of consulting entities considerably determines the success of the PPP ventures. The written discourse presents a range of consulting services, a method for selection of a consulting firm, and also the Polish consultants’ market. Moreover, it has also been set forth in the paper that the consultant’s participation in the PPP projects has an impact on the success of the ventures.