Procurement policy note 10/11: new threshold levels for 2012 and changes in the use of the accelerated restricted procedure · first published 12 December 2011
PPN 10/11 set the European Union (EU) procurement threshold levels that applied from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2013, and also covered changes to the use of the accelerated restricted procedure. The GOV.UK page explicitly states this document is now out of date. Small businesses should not rely on the thresholds or procedural rules in this note. The current, relevant document is PPN 10/21: Thresholds and Inclusion of VAT.
WHO THIS APPLIES TO
THE ENKII VIEW
This document is historic and superseded — there is no actionable opportunity or risk for SMEs bidding today. The only relevant action is to go to PPN 10/21 for current threshold rules. Relying on the figures in this note would give a small business an incorrect picture of which contracts trigger formal procurement procedures.
1. Discard PPN 10/11 and look up PPN 10/21 (Thresholds & Inclusion of VAT) for the current, in-force procurement threshold levels.
All suppliers and SMEs — The GOV.UK page explicitly states 'This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) is now out of date. Please refer to PPN 10/21: Thresholds & Inclusion of VAT' — using the old thresholds could lead a business to misidentify whether a contract requires a formal procurement process.
Every rule below quotes the official document verbatim.
PPN 10/11 is explicitly out of date; suppliers and buyers should refer to PPN 10/21 for current threshold rules. (All — historic document, superseded as of PPN 10/21 publication)
“This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) is now out of date. Please refer to PPN 10/21: Thresholds & Inclusion of VAT”
The threshold values set in this note applied from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2013 only. (Historic — thresholds expired 31 December 2013)
“Finalised and agreed threshold values to apply from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2013.”
This briefing is enkii's interpretation of the official document — the official text always governs.
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