Understanding more about EU Regulations

Advertising in the Official Journal of the European Union

European Union public procurement regulations apply to all contracts that we award. It depends on what the contract is for and its estimated value. If the regulations do apply, we must advertise the contract in the Official Journal of the European Union and follow set time limits for the different stages of the procurement process.

The European Union public procurement regulations apply to the following:

• contracts with a value above £139,893 for supplying and installing goods and equipment
• contracts with a value above £139,893 for supplying services
• contracts with a value above £3,497,313 for carrying out building and civil engineering work

If instructions are advertised in a publication you must respond to those instructions.

We may ask you to fill in a pre-qualification questionnaire, with information about your organisation. We will assess you and ask for references.

You should fill in the questionnaire with all the information we ask for and return it to us by the deadline date.