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.