Thresholds (exclusive of VAT) above which advertising of contracts in the Official Journal of the EU is obligatory, applicable from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2009 *:

Revised public procurement Directives simplify the threshold provisions by abolishing the two tier system that existed under the former Directives and the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) of the World Trade Organisation and by rounding the threshold values.

The main advertising thresholds with effect from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2009 are as follows:

Works
Contract Notice	€5,150,000	Threshold applies to Government Departments and Offices, Local and Regional Authorities and other public bodies.
Supplies and Services
Contract Notice	€133,000	Threshold applies to Government Departments and Offices
Contract Notice	€206,000	Threshold applies to Local and Regional Authorities and public bodies outside the Utilities sector.
Utilities
Works Contracts / Prior Indicative Notice*	€5,150,000	For entities in Utilities sectors covered by GPA
Supplies and Services	€412,000	For entities in Utilities sectors covered by GPA

 

*  Thresholds are revised every two years. Full and up to date thresholds can be checked on the EU public procurement website.

Guidance on various aspects of public procurement, including guidelines on national and EU public procurement procedures are available to download from the eTenders procurement website eTenders, developed by the Department of Finance, on their General Procurement Guidance page: http://www.e-tenders.gov.ie/guides/guides_list.aspx?Type=2