Where are Tenders Advertised?

All contracts above £50,000 are advertised. In addition (except for exempted products and services) contracts exceeding the thresholds of the European Procurement Directives £139,893 (for supplies and services) and £3,497,313 (works) are normally advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union. You will find further information from the following:

Contracts with a value of less than £50,000 are not required to be advertised. In these cases the procurement officers within individual Departments will refer to existing supplier records, directories, information submitted from potential suppliers or a standing list and will obtain 3 quotations.