New EU Procurement Thresholds
Every 2 years the European Commission revises the value of the EU procurement thresholds.
On 30 November 2011, Commission Regulation (EU) No 1251/2011 was adopted setting out the new thresholds to apply from 1 January
2012.
The changes to the thresholds are as follows:
| PUBLIC SECTOR | New threshold | Previous threshold |
|
Works:
Threshold applicable to all central government departments and offices, local and regional authorities and other public bodies.
| €5,000,000 | €4,845,000 |
|
Supplies and Services:
Threshold applicable to contracts awarded by central government authorities listed in Annex IV and covered by the Government Procurement Agency (GPA).
Threshold applicable to contracts awarded by other contracting authorities, including local and regional authorities and bodies governed by public law (outside of the Utilities sector).
|
€130,000
€200,000
|
€125,000
€193,000
|
|
UTILITIES SECTOR | | |
|
Works: For entities in Utilities sector covered by GPA |
€5,000,000 |
€4,845,000 |
|
Supplies and Services: For entities in Utilities sector covered by GPA |
€400,000 |
€387,000 |
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