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11-12-2019
The new thresholds which come into effect on 1 January 2020 for the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Defence and Security Public Procurement Regulations 2011 have been confirmed – See Procurement Policy Note (“PPN”) 06/19 November 2019.
The tables below show the current thresholds compared to the new thresholds.
Public Contracts Regulations
Supplies and Services (except subsidised services contracts)
|
|
Current Threshold |
New Threshold |
|
Central Government (Schedule 1 contracting authorities and any successors) |
£118,133 |
£122,976 |
|
All other contracting authorities |
£181,302 |
£189,330 |
Subsidised service contracts
|
|
Current Threshold |
New Threshold |
|
All contracting authorities |
£181,302 |
£189,330 |
Works (including subsidised works contracts)
|
|
Current Threshold |
New Threshold |
|
All contracting authorities |
£4,551,413 |
£4,733,252 |
Light Touch Regime for Services
|
|
Current Threshold |
New Threshold |
|
All contracting authorities |
£615,278 |
£663,540 |
Small lots
|
|
Current Threshold |
New Threshold |
|
Supplies and services |
£65,630 |
£70,778 |
|
Works |
£820,370 |
£884,720 |
Utilities Contracts Regulations
Supplies and Services
|
|
Current Threshold |
New Threshold |
|
All sectors |
£363,424 |
£378,660 |
Works
|
|
Current Threshold |
New Threshold |
|
All sectors |
£4,551,413 |
£4,733,252 |
Small lots
|
|
Current Threshold |
New Threshold |
|
Supplies and services |
£65,630 |
£70,778 |
|
Works |
£820,370 |
£884,720 |
Concession Contracts Regulations
|
|
Current Threshold |
New Threshold |
|
Concession Contracts |
£4,551,413 |
£4,733,252 |
Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations
Supplies and Services
|
|
Current Threshold |
New Threshold |
|
All sectors |
£363,424 |
£378,660 |
Works
|
|
Current Threshold |
New Threshold |
|
All sectors |
£4,551,413 |
£4,733,252 |
Small lots
|
|
Current Threshold |
New Threshold |
|
Supplies and services |
£65,630 |
£70,778 |
|
Works |
£820,370 |
£884,720 |
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