The (current and) new thresholds (other than for central government, utilities and concession contracts) are:
Current threshold
New threshold from 1 January 2018
Works
£4,104,394
£4,551,413
Services / supplies
£164,176
£181,302
“Light touch regime” services*
£589,148
£615,278
Small lots** for works
£785,530
£820,370
Small lots** for services and supplies
£62,842
£65,630
These will apply to all contracts let and procurements that begin after 1 January 2018.
* The Light Touch Regime applies to “social and other specific services” including health, education, catering, postal services and legal services.
** Where a contracting authority has a ‘single requirement’ for works, services 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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