If the value of the contract is below European Union Levels, and the goods or services are not already available the tender requests are announced through:

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• The BlueLight electronic Tendering System

All Public Sector contracts above the thresholds are governed by European regulations using a specific tendering process.

All public sector contracts above the thresholds are governed by European regulations using a specific tendering process.

The EU thresholds for 2009-2010 are set out below (they do not include VAT).

£156,442 for service contracts

£1569,442 for supplies contracts

£3,927,260 for works contracts

More information on EU thresholds and procurement can be found on the EU website or from Tenders Electronic Daily and BiP Solutions.