EU and UK Financial Thresholds

EU Thresholds from 1 January 2026
Public Contracts
Works€5,404,000
Supply/Services (Central Gov)€216,000
Supply/Services (Sub-Central)€140,000
Light Touch Services€750,000
Utilities
Works€5,404,000
Supply and Services€432,000
Light Touch Services€1,000,000
Concessions
Concession Contracts€5,404,000
UK Thresholds from 1 January 2026
Works (incl. Utilities, Defence)£5,193,000
Goods/Services (Central Gov£135,018
Goods/Services (Sub-Central)£207,720
Light Touch£663,540
Concession Contracts£5,193,000
Utilities£415,440
Utilities - Light Touch£884,720
Defence/Security£415,440

Legislation
  • EU
    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2152 in respect of the thresholds for public supply, service and works contracts, and design contests for the years 2026-2027

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      2025/2152

      23.10.2025

      COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2025/2152

      of 22 October 2025

      amending Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the thresholds for public supply, service and works contracts, and design contests for the years 2026-2027

      (Text with EEA relevance)

      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

      Having regard to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (1), and in particular Article 6(5), second subparagraph, thereof,

      Whereas:

      (1)

      By Decision 2014/115/EU (2), the Council approved the Protocol amending the Agreement on Government Procurement (3) concluded within the framework of the World Trade Organization. The amended Agreement on Government Procurement (‘the Agreement’) is a plurilateral instrument and its purpose is to mutually open government procurement markets among its parties. The Agreement applies to any procurement contract with a value greater than or equal to the amounts (‘thresholds’) set therein and expressed in terms of special drawing rights.

      (2)

      One of the objectives of Directive 2014/24/EU is to allow the contracting authorities applying that Directive to comply at the same time with the obligations laid down in the Agreement. To ensure that the thresholds set in Article 4, points (a), (b) and (c), of Directive 2014/24/EU correspond to the thresholds set in the Agreement, the thresholds set in that Directive should be revised. In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 2014/24/EU, the thresholds set in Article 13 of that Directive should be aligned with the thresholds set out in Article 4, points (a) and (c), of that Directive.

      (3)

      Article 6(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU requires the Commission to revise the thresholds every two years, with effect from 1 January. Consequently, the thresholds for the years 2026 and 2027 should apply from 1 January 2026.

      (4)

      Directive 2014/24/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,

      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

      Article 1

      Directive 2014/24/EU is amended as follows:

      (1)

      Article 4 is amended as follows:

      (a)

      in point (a), ‘EUR 5 538 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 404 000’;

      (b)

      in point (b), ‘EUR 143 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 140 000’;

      (c)

      in point (c), ‘EUR 221 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 216 000’;

      (2)

      in Article 13, the first paragraph is amended as follows:

      (a)

      in point (a), ‘EUR 5 538 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 404 000’;

      (b)

      in point (b), ‘EUR 221 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 216 000’.

      Article 2

      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      It shall apply from 1 January 2026.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 22 October 2025.

      For the Commission

      The President

      Ursula VON DER LEYEN

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2150 in respect of the thresholds for supply, service and works contracts, and design contests for the years 2026-2027

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      2025/2150

      23.10.2025

      COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2025/2150

      of 22 October 2025

      amending Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the thresholds for supply, service and works contracts, and design contests for the years 2026-2027

      (Text with EEA relevance)

      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

      Having regard to Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (1), and in particular Article 17(4), second subparagraph thereof,

      Whereas:

      (1)

      By Decision 2014/115/EU (2), the Council approved the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement (3) concluded within the framework of the World Trade Organization. The amended Agreement on Government Procurement (‘the Agreement’) is a plurilateral instrument and its purpose is to mutually open government procurement markets among its parties. The Agreement applies to any procurement contract with a value greater than or equal to the amounts (‘thresholds’) set therein, expressed in terms of special drawing rights.

      (2)

      One of the objectives of Directive 2014/25/EU is to allow the contracting entities applying that Directive to comply at the same time with the obligations laid down in the Agreement. In accordance with Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/25/EU, the Commission is to verify every two years that the thresholds for supply, service and works contracts, and design contests set in Article 15, points (a) and (b), of that Directive correspond to the thresholds set in the Agreement. Given that the thresholds calculated in accordance with Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/25/EU are different from the thresholds set in Article 15, points (a) and (b), of that Directive, those thresholds should be revised.

      (3)

      Article 17(1) of Directive 2014/25/EU requires the Commission to revise the thresholds every two years, with effect from 1 January. Consequently, the thresholds for 2026-2027 should apply from 1 January 2026.

      (4)

      Directive 2014/25/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,

      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

      Article 1

      Article 15 of Directive 2014/25/EU is amended as follows:

      (1)

      in point (a), ‘EUR 443 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 432 000’;

      (2)

      in point (b), ‘EUR 5 538 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 404 000’.

      Article 2

      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      It shall apply from 1 January 2026.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 22 October 2025.

      For the Commission

      The President

      Ursula VON DER LEYEN

    • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2151 in respect of the thresholds for concessions for the years 2026-2027

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      2025/2151

      23.10.2025

      COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2025/2151

      of 22 October 2025

      amending Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the thresholds for concessions for the years 2026-2027

      (Text with EEA relevance)

      THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

      Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

      Having regard to Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts (1), and in particular Article 9(4), second subparagraph, thereof,

      Whereas:

      (1)

      By Decision 2014/115/EU (2), the Council approved the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government Procurement (3) concluded within the framework of the World Trade Organization. The amended Agreement on Government Procurement (‘the Agreement’) is a plurilateral instrument and its purpose is to mutually open government procurement markets among its parties. The Agreement applies to any procurement contract with a value greater than or equal to the amounts (‘thresholds’) set therein, expressed in terms of special drawing rights.

      (2)

      One of the objectives of Directive 2014/23/EU is to allow the contracting entities and contracting authorities applying that Directive to comply at the same time with the obligations laid down in the Agreement. To ensure that the threshold for concessions set in Article 8(1) of Directive 2014/23/EU corresponds to the threshold for concessions set in the Agreement, the threshold set in that Directive should be revised.

      (3)

      Article 9(1) of Directive 2014/23/EU requires the Commission to revise the thresholds every two years, with effect from 1 January. Consequently, the thresholds for 2026-2027 should apply from 1 January 2026.

      (4)

      Directive 2014/23/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,

      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

      Article 1

      In Article 8(1) of Directive 2014/23/EU, ‘EUR 5 538 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 404 000’.

      Article 2

      This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

      It shall apply from 1 January 2026.

      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

      Done at Brussels, 22 October 2025.

      For the Commission

      The President

      Ursula VON DER LEYEN

  • UK
    • The Procurement Act 2023 (Threshold Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 SI 2025 No. 1200

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      The Procurement Act 2023 (Threshold Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

      Made

      18th November 2025

      Laid before Parliament

      21st November 2025

      Coming into force

      1st January 2026

      The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 85(4) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Procurement Act 2023(1).

      These Regulations are made with the consent of the Department of Finance for Northern Ireland in accordance with section 113(4) of the Procurement Act 2023.
      Citation, commencement and extent

      1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Procurement Act 2023 (Threshold Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 1st January 2026.

      (2) The amendments made by these Regulations have the same extent as the provisions to which they relate.
      Amendment of the Procurement Act 2023

      2.—(1) The Procurement Act 2023 is amended as follows.

      (2) In section 85(3) (regulated below-threshold contracts: procedure)—

      (a)in paragraph (a), for “£138,760” substitute “£135,018”;

      (b)in paragraph (b), for “£213,477” substitute “£207,720”.

      (3) In Schedule 1 (threshold amounts)(2), in paragraph 1—

      (a)in sub-paragraph (1), for the words before the table substitute—

      “The threshold amount for a contract of a type referred to in the second column of the table below is—

      (c)if the contract is regulated by the Welsh Ministers, the threshold set out in the corresponding row of the third column, and

      (d)in any other case, the threshold set out in the corresponding row of the fourth column.”;

      (b)in sub-paragraph (1), in the table—

      (i)in the heading of the third column, at the end insert “: contract regulated by Welsh Ministers”;

      (ii)insert a fourth column as follows—
      “Threshold amount: any other contract
      £5,193,000
      £5,193,000
      £415,440
      £5,193,000
      £884,720
      £415,440
      £5,372,609
      £663,540
      £5,193,000
      £5,193,000
      £135,018
      £207,720”;

      (c)after sub-paragraph (1), insert—

      “(1B) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) a contract is regulated by the Welsh Ministers if it is—

      (a)a contract awarded by a contracting authority that is a devolved Welsh authority, other than such a contract awarded as part of a procurement under a reserved procurement arrangement or a transferred Northern Ireland procurement arrangement, or

      (b)a contract which is awarded as part of a procurement under a devolved Welsh procurement arrangement.”.
      Transitional provisions

      3.—(1) Nothing in these Regulations affects any procurement commenced before the day on which these Regulations come into force.

      (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a procurement is commenced before the day on which these Regulations come into force if, before that day—

      (a)a tender notice has been published in accordance with section 21 (tender notices and associated tender documents) of the Procurement Act 2023;

      (b)a transparency notice has been published in accordance with section 44 (transparency notices) of that Act;

      (c)a below-threshold tender notice has been published in accordance with section 87 (regulated below-threshold contracts: notices)(3) of that Act;

      (d)a contracting authority has invited the submission of tenders in relation to a regulated below-threshold contract (see section 85(1) (regulated below-threshold contracts: procedure) of that Act);

      (e)in respect of a below-threshold contract to which neither sub-paragraph (c) nor (d) applies, a contracting authority has contacted a supplier in order to commence the award of that contract.

      Chris Ward

      Parliamentary Secretary

      Cabinet Office

      18th November 2025
      Explanatory Note

      (This note is not part of the Regulations)

      These Regulations make amendments to the Procurement Act 2023 (“the Act”) to update certain financial thresholds, which govern the procedures for the award of public contracts for goods, works and services. These amendments follow a review of relevant thresholds to ensure they continue to correspond with the relevant thresholds laid down in the World Trade Organisation’s Agreement on Government Procurement (“GPA”).

      Regulation 2(2) amends the threshold amounts set out in section 85(3) of the Act which determine the applicability of certain procedures to regulated below-threshold works contracts. Owing to an oversight when the thresholds were previously updated via S.I. 2025/163, section 85(3) was not updated to reflect the changes made to Schedule 1 to the Act. The thresholds are therefore now updated to be consistent with the thresholds in rows 11 and 12 of Schedule 1 to the Act (which are also being amended by these Regulations) as these were intended to align.

      Regulation 2(3) amends the majority of the threshold amounts set out in Schedule 1 to the Act. Those thresholds determine the value above which contracts of different types fall to be regulated by the substantive regime. The threshold amounts in rows 4, 6 and 9 to 12 are set under the GPA. The threshold amounts in rows 1 to 3 do not derive from the GPA but are amended to ensure consistency and alignment with the GPA thresholds.

      The amendments made by these Regulations do not apply to contracts regulated by the Welsh Ministers. Welsh Ministers are making a separate statutory instrument to update the thresholds as they apply to those contracts.

      A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector is foreseen.
      (1)

      2023 c. 54. See section 123(1) of the Procurement Act 2023 for the definitions of “appropriate authority” and “Minister of the Crown”.
      (2)

      Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 2025/163 and 2025/181 (W. 38).
      (3)

      Section 87(4) was amended by S.I. 2024/782 (W. 121).

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