The new thresholds are:
|
Current threshold |
New threshold from 1 January 2016 |
|
| Works |
£4 322 012 |
£4 104 394 |
| Services / supplies |
£172 514 |
£164 176 |
| “Light touch regime” services* |
£625 050 |
£589 148 |
| Small lots** for services and supplies |
£66 672 |
£62 842 |
| Small lots** for works |
£833 400 |
£785 530 |
These will apply to all procurements begun after 1 January 2016.
* The Light Touch Regime applies to social and other specific services including health, education and legal services.
** Where a contracting authority has a ‘single requirement’ for works, services and/or supplies, up to 20% of that requirement may be let as a separate contract or as a number of contracts as long as each contract has a value less than the applicable small lots threshold.
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