Date: 2025-10-23Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2152 of 22 October 2025 amending Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the thresholds for public supply, service and works contracts, and design contests for the years 2026-2027
**Executive Summary**
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2152, dated 22 October 2025, amends Directive 2014/24/EU, revising the thresholds for public supply, service, and works contracts, as well as design contests. The updated thresholds will apply for the years 2026 and 2027, beginning 1 January 2026. The Regulation will enter into force 20 days following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Threshold Revisions (Article 4):**
* The threshold in point (a) is revised from EUR 5 538 000 to EUR 5 404 000.
* The threshold in point (b) is revised from EUR 143 000 to EUR 140 000.
* The threshold in point (c) is revised from EUR 221 000 to EUR 216 000.
* **Threshold Alignment (Article 13):**
* The threshold in point (a) is revised from EUR 5 538 000 to EUR 5 404 000.
* The threshold in point (b) is revised from EUR 221 000 to EUR 216 000.
* **Effective Dates:**
* The regulation applies from 1 January 2026.
* The regulation enters into force 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Impact Analysis**
**Contracting Authorities**
* **Impact:** Contracting Authorities need to be aware of the new thresholds as these impact procurement processes and decisions.
* **Action Required:** Update internal procurement policies, procedures, and systems to reflect the revised thresholds to ensure compliance with Directive 2014/24/EU for the years 2026 and 2027.
**Suppliers and Service Providers**
* **Impact:** Suppliers and service providers who bid on public contracts will need to be aware of the new threshold values when making decisions about which contracts to bid for.
* **Action Required:** Monitor and adjust bidding strategies based on the updated thresholds to determine which opportunities fall under the amended directive.
Key Entities Referenced
Directive 2014/24/EU: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on public procurement, amended by this regulation.
Agreement on Government Procurement: A plurilateral agreement concluded within the framework of the World Trade Organization, whose thresholds are considered in this regulation.
Brussels: Location where the regulation was adopted.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2152 23.10.2025
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION(EU) 2025/2152
of 22 October 2025
amending Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council in respect of the
thresholds for public supply, service and works contracts, and design contests for the years
2026-2027
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public
procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC(1), and in particular Article 6(5), second subparagraph, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 2014/115/EU(2), the Council approved the Protocol amending the Agreement on Government
Procurement(3) concluded within the framework of the World Trade Organization. The amended Agreement on
Government Procurement (‘the Agreement’) is a plurilateral instrument and its purpose is to mutually open
government procurement markets among its parties. The Agreement applies to any procurement contract with a
value greater than or equal to the amounts (‘thresholds’) set therein and expressed in terms of special drawing rights.
(2) One of the objectives of Directive 2014/24/EU is to allow the contracting authorities applying that Directive to
comply at the same time with the obligations laid down in the Agreement. To ensure that the thresholds set in
Article 4, points (a), (b) and (c), of Directive 2014/24/EU correspond to the thresholds set in the Agreement, the
thresholds set in that Directive should be revised. In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 2014/24/EU, the
thresholds set in Article 13 of that Directive should be aligned with the thresholds set out in Article 4, points (a) and
(c), of that Directive.
(3) Article 6(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU requires the Commission to revise the thresholds every two years, with effect
from 1 January. Consequently, the thresholds for the years 2026 and 2027 should apply from 1 January 2026.
(4) Directive 2014/24/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Directive 2014/24/EU is amended as follows:
(1) Article 4 is amended as follows:
(a) in point (a), ‘EUR 5 538 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 404 000’;
(b) in point (b), ‘EUR 143 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 140 000’;
(c) in point (c), ‘EUR 221 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 216 000’;
(2) in Article 13, the first paragraph is amended as follows:
(a) in point (a), ‘EUR 5 538 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 5 404 000’;
(b) in point (b), ‘EUR 221 000’ is replaced by ‘EUR 216 000’.
(1) OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/24/oj.
(2) Council Decision 2014/115/EU of 2 December 2013 on the conclusion of the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Government
Procurement (OJ L 68, 7.3.2014, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2014/115(1)/oj).
(3) OJ L 68, 7.3.2014, p. 2, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/prot/2014/115/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/2152/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 23.10.2025
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2026.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 October 2025.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/2152/oj