EC Procurement Thresholds -
DETAILS OF THE THRESHOLDS FROM 1st JANUARY 2008 . THRESHOLD VALUES ARE NET OF VAT.
PUBLIC CONTRACTS ( SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2006
| SUPPLIES | SERVICES | WORKS |
Entities listed in Schedule 1 (1) | £90,319 | £90,319(2) | £3,497,313(3) |
Other public sector contracting authorities | £139,893 | £139,893 | £3,497,313(3) |
Prior Information Notices | £509,317(4) | £509,317(4) | £3,497,313 |
Small Lots | £54,327 | £54,327 | £679,090 |
UTILITIES CONTRACTS (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2006
| SUPPLIES | SERVICES | WORKS |
All sectors | £279,785 | £279,785 | £3,497,313 |
Prior Information Notices | £509,317(4) | £509,317(4) | £3,497,313 |
Small lots | £54,327 | £54,327 | £679,090 |
1 Schedule 1 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 lists central government bodies subject to the WTO GPA. These thresholds will also apply to any successor bodies.
2 With the exception of the following services, which have a threshold of £139,893
· Part B (Residual) Services
· Research & Development Services (Category 8)
· The following Telecommunications Services in Category 5
o CPC 7524 - Television and Radio Broadcast services
o CPC 7525 - Interconnection services
o CPC 7526 - Integrated telecommunications services
· Subsidised services contracts under regulation 34.
3 Including subsidised works contracts under regulation 34.
4 In publishing conversion rates, the European Commission did not provide a sterling conversion rate for €750,000, the threshold for Prior Information Notices. The figure £509,317 has been deduced as 75% of £679,090, the figure published by the Commission as the sterling equivalent of €1,000,000.