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Procurement Thresholds – from 1 January 2020

30 January 2020

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The table below lists updated contract value thresholds, to be applied by Contracting Authorities when considering, from 1 January 2020 onwards, whether they must follow the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. While these thresholds come from European law, they will remain relevant notwithstanding Brexit and until a change is made to Scottish legislation in this regard.

The thresholds have all increased in Sterling, having decreased or remained static in Euros:

EU Procurement Thresholds – from 1 January 2018

Scottish Procurement Thresholds

In addition, the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 continues to apply, imposing procurement obligations for contracts with values above the following “Scottish” thresholds:

Scottish Procurement Thresholds

If you wish advice on procurement, or on any of the exemptions that apply to the requirement to put over-threshold contracts out to tender, please contact BTO.

This summary is also available as a download here: EU Procurement Thresholds – from 1 January 2020

Contact:
Marion Davis, Senior Associate, Glasgow T: 0141 221 8012 E: mda@bto.co.uk

 

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