PART 6Below-threshold contracts

I187Regulated below-threshold contracts: notices

1

A contracting authority may not advertise for the purpose of inviting tenders in relation to the award of a notifiable below-threshold contract without first publishing a below-threshold tender notice.

2

Subsection (1) does not apply if a contracting authority advertises only for the purpose of inviting tenders from particular or pre-selected suppliers.

3

As soon as reasonably practicable after entering into a notifiable below-threshold contract, a contracting authority must publish a contract details notice.

4

A “notifiable below-threshold contract” is a regulated below-threshold contract with an estimated value of—

a

in the case of a contract to be awarded by a central government authority, not less than £12,000, or

b

otherwise, not less than £30,000.

5

A “below-threshold tender notice” is a notice setting out—

a

that the contracting authority intends to award a contract, and

b

any other information specified in regulations under section 95.

6

Any time limits provided for in a below-threshold tender notice must be—

a

reasonable, and

b

the same for each supplier.

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A Minister of the Crown or the Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend this section for the purpose of amending the financial thresholds.