Section 3
1(1)The threshold amount for a contract of a type referred to in the second column of the table below is as set out in the corresponding row of the third column.U.K.
| Type of contract | Threshold amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defence and security contract that is a works contract | £5,336,937 |
| 2 | Defence and security contract that is a concession contract | £5,336,937 |
| 3 | Defence and security contract not within row 1, 2 or 8 | £426,955 |
| 4 | Utilities contract that is a works contract | £5,336,937 |
| 5 | Utilities contract that is a light touch contract | £884,720 |
| 6 | Utilities contract not within row 3, 4 or 5 | £426,955 |
| 7 | Light touch contract that is a concession contract | £5,336,937 |
| 8 | Light touch contract not within row 5 or 7 | £663,540 |
| 9 | Concession contract not within row 2, 6 or 7 | £5,336,937 |
| 10 | Works contract not within row 1, 4 or 9 | £5,336,937 |
| 11 | Contract for the supply of goods, services or works to a central government authority not within any other row | £138,760 |
| 12 | Contract for the supply of goods, services or works to a sub-central government authority not within any other row | £213,477 |
(2)See section 7(3) in relation to the application of the thresholds in the table to certain contracts concerning defence and security.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 1 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)
2U.K.An appropriate authority may by regulations amend this Schedule for the purpose of amending the threshold amount for—
(a)a type of contract in any of rows 4, 6 or 9 to 12 of the table in order to reflect an amendment to the corresponding threshold for contracts of that type in the United Kingdom’s Coverage Schedule to the GPA;
(b)the type of contract in row 1 in order to reflect an amendment to the threshold amount for the type of contract in row 10;
(c)the type of contract in row 2, in order to reflect an amendment to the threshold amount for the type of contract in row 9;
(d)the type of contract in row 3, in order to reflect an amendment to the threshold amount for the type of contract in row 6.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 1 para. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)
3U.K.An appropriate authority may by regulations amend this Schedule for the purpose of amending the threshold amount for —
(a)any type of light touch contract in row 5, 7 or 8 of the table;
(b)any type of defence and security contract in rows 1 to 3 where the amendment is not within paragraph 2.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 1 para. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)
4U.K.A contract is a “works contract” if its main purpose is—
(a)the carrying out of works under the contract (whether or not resulting in a complete work), or
(b)to facilitate the carrying out of works otherwise than under the contract, where those works are intended to result in a complete work that complies with specifications set out in, or determined under, the contract.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 1 para. 4 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)
5(1)In this Schedule—U.K.
“central government authority” means a contracting authority specified, or of a description specified, in regulations made by an appropriate authority;
“complete work” means a functioning structure that results from the carrying out of works;
the “GPA” means the Agreement on Government Procurement signed at Marrakesh on 15 April 1994, as amended from time to time;
“sub-central government authority” means a contracting authority that is not—
a central government authority, or
a private utility or a public undertaking;
“works” has the meaning given by regulations made by an appropriate authority.
(2)In this Schedule—
(a)a reference to a contract for the supply of goods, services or works to a particular kind of authority includes a reference to a framework for the future award of such contracts;
(b)a reference to a works contract includes a reference to a framework for the future award of works contracts.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 1 para. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 127(2)
