The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 No. 102

PART 2 U.K. RULES IMPLEMENTING THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS DIRECTIVE

CHAPTER 1 U.K. SCOPE AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES

SECTION 1 U.K. Scope

SUB-SECTION 2 U.K. Thresholds

Threshold amounts U.K.

5.—(1) This Part applies to procurements with a value [F1 inclusive] of VAT estimated to be equal to or greater than the following thresholds:—

(a) for public works contracts, [F2 £5,372,609];

(b) for public supply contracts and public service contracts awarded by central government authorities, and design contests organised by such authorities, [F3 £139,688], subject to paragraph (2);

(c) for public supply contracts and public service contracts awarded by sub-central contracting authorities, and design contests organised by such authorities, [F4 £214,904];

(d) for public service contracts for social and other specific services listed in Schedule 3, [F5 £663,540].

(2) Where public supply contracts are—

(a) awarded by central government authorities operating in the field of defence, and

(b) concern products not covered by Schedule 4,

the applicable threshold for the purposes of paragraph (1) is the sum specified in [F6 paragraph (1)(c)].

F7 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F8 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in reg. 5(1) substituted (1.1.2022) by The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1221), regs. 1(1), 3(3)(a) (with reg. 7)

F2 Sum in reg. 5(1)(a) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1117), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(a) (with reg. 5)

F3 Sum in reg. 5(1)(b) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1117), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(b) (with reg. 5)

F4 Sum in reg. 5(1)(c) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Public Procurement (Agreement on Government Procurement) (Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1117), regs. 1(1), 2(2)(c) (with reg. 5)

F5 Sum in reg. 5(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(5)(a)(iv) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F6 Words in reg. 5(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(5)(b) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F7 Reg. 5(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(5)(c) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)

F8 Reg. 5(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1319), regs. 1(2), 6(5)(c) (with Sch. paras. 3-5)