Compliance
Our Compliance frameworks are clever, agile and really embrace building safety.
Our Compliance frameworks are clever, agile and really embrace building safety.
Asbestos inspections & testing
Water hygiene risk assessments
Fire safety frameworks
Heating & water hygiene
Frameworks that connect you with experienced consultants ready to support your projects.
Asset & development consultancy
Compliance consultancy
We've a number of frameworks to support your development projects.
Our framework covers fully managed, secure, flexible and auditable electronic payment services.
We've two frameworks that can help with your facilities management.
Our repairs and maintenance frameworks support all aspects of your asset management strategies.
Internal & external building works
Frameworks to help you design, deliver and maintain whole-house energy efficiency measures.
Zero carbon solutions
Electric vehicle charging
Mechanical ventilation
Domestic air source heat pumps
Communal air source heat pumps
Domestic ground source heat pumps
Solar thermal & PV
01 December 2021
Public procurement thresholds are changing from 1 January 2022. This usually happens every two years. Now that we've left the EU, the revision is implemented via UK statute. SEC, our Members and Guest users are all bound by the new thresholds. This year the thresholds will increase - but a key change is that the thresholds will now operate inclusive of VAT. This is a move away from current thresholds in place up until 31 December which run exclusive of VAT. What are the new thresholds? For sub-central authorities such as SEC, housing associations and local authorities the new thresholds are:
These values are for the entire contract value across the lifetime of the contract. Why is VAT now included? Since the UK left the EU we have become an independent party to the Global Procurement Agreement (GPA), rather than through our EU membership. The EU has an arrangement under the GPA whereby it does not include VAT in its thresholds due to different rates of VAT across member states. This arrangement no longer applies to the UK and so our thresholds will now include VAT. What does this mean for you? Under current procurement regulations, for contracts with estimated values above the relevant thresholds, Contracting Authorities must publish notices on the Government's Find a Tender service. SEC and our customers will need to take a new approach when calculating contract value and remember to take account of any VAT payable when assessing whether the appropriate threshold is reached. We'll be updating our processes from 1 January to align with the change. When using our services we'll always remind you of the VAT inclusion. If you've any questions, or would like to talk about this further contact Gavin, our Procurement Manager - gavin.wolstenhulme@southeastconsortium.org.uk
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