The European Commission alters the public procurement thresholds every two years.
New thresholds for the application of the EU procurement directives for procedures commencing on or after 1 January 2018 have now been published.
The table below set out the current thresholds which apply until 31 December 2017 and the revised thresholds which will apply from 1 January 2018:
| Type of contract | Current threshold
(in force 1 January 2016 |
Revised threshold (in force from 1 January 2018) |
| Public supply and services contracts and design contests (central government) | £106,047 | £118,133 |
| Public supply and public services contracts (all other contracting authorities) | £164,176 | £181,302 |
| Public works contracts and works concessions (all contracting authorities) | £4,104,394 | £4,551,413 |
| Contracts for social and other specific services | £589,148 | £615,278 |
