Public procurement – consultation on amending the Act’s thresholds: SPPN 3/2025

Purpose

The Scottish Government is seeking views on amending the thresholds within the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (the 2014 Act).

Key points

• the consultation on amending the thresholds within the 2014 Act is now live
• the consultation seeks views on increasing the goods, services and works thresholds while decreasing the community benefit threshold
• please consider the options presented in the consultation and to submit responses via the Citizen Space portal before the closing date of 8 January 2026

Background

The consultation is split into two parts.

Part one presents the following three options for how the goods, services and works thresholds could be amended:

• option 1: threshold values remain unchanged. The thresholds would continue to be £50,000 for goods and services and £2 million for works
• option 2: an inflation-linked change to the thresholds. For goods and services the new threshold would be £70,000 and for works it would be £2.8 million
• option 3: a bigger increase in the thresholds. Under this option the new goods and services threshold would be £100,000 and for works it would be £4 million

Part two seeks views on the following four options for the community benefits threshold:

• option A: no changes are made to the community benefit threshold, meaning the threshold remains £4 million
• option B: the threshold is reduced by 25% to £3 million
• option C: the threshold is reduced by 50% to £2 million
• option D: the threshold is reduced by 75% to £1 million

Action required

You are asked to:

• note the launch of the consultation, including the consultation document
• submit responses via the Citizen Space portal before the closing date of 8 January 2026
• circulate this SPPN to relevant groups within your network

Dissemination

Please bring this policy note to the attention of all relevant staff, including those agencies, non-departmental public bodies and other sponsored public bodies within your area of responsibility.

Public procurement – consultation on amending the Act’s thresholds: SPPN 3/2025

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