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The EC Procurement Rules apply to public authorities (including, amongst
others, government departments, local authorities and NHS Authorities
and Trusts) and certain utility companies operating in the Energy, Water,
Transport and Telecomms sectors. The rules set out detailed procedures
for the award of contracts whose value equals or exceeds specific thresholds.
Details of the thresholds applying from 1 January 2004 are given below.
The thresholds are net of VAT.
THRESHOLDS - PUBLIC SECTOR
FROM 1 JANUARY 2004
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SUPPLIES |
SERVICES |
WORKS |
| Entities
listed in Schedule 1
(S.I. 1995/201) 1 |
£99,695
(SDR130,000)
(€ 154,014) |
£99,695
2
(SDR130,000)
(€ 154,014) |
£3,834,411
3
(SDR5,000,000)
(€ 5,923,624) |
| Other public sector contracting
authorities |
£153,376
(SDR200,000)
(€ 236,945 |
£153,376
2
(SDR200,000)
(€ 236,945) |
£3,834,411
3
(SDR5,000,000)
(€ 5,923,624) |
| Indicative
Notices |
£485,481
(€ 750,000) |
£485,481
(€ 750,000) |
£3,834,411
(€ 5,923,624) |
| Small
Lots |
Not
applicable |
£51,785
(€ 80,000) |
£647,308
(€ 1,000,000) |
1 Schedule 1 of the Public Supply Contracts
Regulations 1995 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 £129,462 (€200,000)Part B (residual)
services Research & Development Services (Category 8) The following
Telecommunications services in Category 5CPC 7524 - Television and Radio
Broadcast servicesCPC 7525 - Interconnection servicesCPC 7526 - Integrated
telecommunications servicesSubsidised services contracts under regulation
25 of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 1993.
3 For subsidised works contracts under regulation
23 of the Public Works Contracts Regulations 1991 and Works Concessions
the threshold is £3,236,542 (€ 5,000,000)
THRESHOLDS - UTILITIES
SECTOR: FROM 1 JANUARY 2004
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SUPPLIES |
SERVICES |
WORKS |
| Water, Electricity, Urban
Transport 1, Airports and Ports sectors |
£306,753
(SDR400,000)
(€473,890) |
£306,753
2
(SDR400,000)
(€473,890) |
£3,834,411
(SDR5,000,000)
(€5,923,624) |
| Oil,
Gas, Coal and Railway sectors |
£258,923
(€400,000) |
£258,923
(€400,000) |
£3,236,542
(€5,000,000) |
| Telecomms
sector |
£388,385
(€ 600,000) |
£388,385
(€ 600,000) |
£3,236,542
(€ 5,000,000) |
| Indicative
Notices |
£485,481
(€750,000) |
£485,481
(€750,000) |
As
per appropriate works threshold |
| Small
lots |
Not
applicable |
Not
applicable |
£647,308
(€1,000,000) |
1 Contracting entities in the field of
Urban Railway, Tramway, Trolleybus or Bus services.
2 With the exception of the following services
which have a threshold of £258,923 (€400,000)
Part B (residual) services
Research & Development Services (Category 8)
The following Telecommunications services in Category 5
CPC 7524 - Television and Radio Broadcast services
CPC 7525 - Interconnection services
CPC 7526 - Integrated telecommunications services
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