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The financial thresholds at which EU procurement rules apply will increase as of 1 January 2012.
The new thresholds, net of VAT, are:
Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (and Scottish equivalent)
Central government bodies
- Supplies: €130,000
- Services: €130,000 (see exceptions below)
- Works: €5,000,000
Other public sector contracting authorities
- Supplies: €200,000
- Services: €200,000
- Works: €5,000,000
Small lots
- Supplies: €80,000
- Services: €80,000
- Works: €1,000,000
For the following central government services, a threshold of €200,000 applies:
- Category 8: research and development services
- Category 5: television and radio broadcast services; interconnection services; integrated telecommunications services
- Subsidised services contracts under regulation 34
Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 and Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (and Scottish equivalents)
All sectors
- Supplies: €400,000
- Services: €400,000
- Works: €5,000,000
Small lots
- Supplies: €80,000
- Services: €80,000
- Works: €1,000,000
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