(1)A contracting authority may not advertise for the purpose of inviting tenders in relation to the award of a notifiable below-threshold contract without first publishing a below-threshold tender notice.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply if a contracting authority advertises only for the purpose of inviting tenders from particular or pre-selected suppliers.
(3)As soon as reasonably practicable after entering into a notifiable below-threshold contract, a contracting authority must publish a contract details notice.
(4)A “notifiable below-threshold contract” is a regulated below-threshold contract with an estimated value of—
(a)in the case of a contract to be awarded by a central government authority, not less than £12,000, or
(b)otherwise, not less than £30,000.
(5)A “below-threshold tender notice” is a notice setting out—
(a)that the contracting authority intends to award a contract, and
(b)any other information specified in regulations under section 95.
(6)Any time limits provided for in a below-threshold tender notice must be—
(a)reasonable, and
(b)the same for each supplier.
(7)A Minister of the Crown or the Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend this section for the purpose of amending the financial thresholds.
Commencement Information
I1S. 87 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)
I2S. 87(7) in force at 12.3.2024 by S.I. 2024/361, reg. 2(h)