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31 October  2023 
(23-7342) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
 
THE THRESHOLDS IN APPENDIX I TO THE GPA 2012  AS EXPRESSED  
IN NATIONAL CURRENCIES FOR  2024 -2025   
UNITED KINGDOM  
Pursuant to the agreed procedures ( GPA/1 , Annex 3 ), delegations have been invited to notify their 
respective threshold values in national currencies.  
 
The information notified by the United Kingdom for the period 202 4-2025 is reproduced below.  
 
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1  THRESHOLDS IN APPENDIX I TO THE GPA  2012 , AS EXPRESSED IN NATIONAL 
CURRENCIES  
1.1  Central Government Entities (Annex  1) 
 Threshold Value in Special 
Drawing Right (SDR)  Threshold Value in Pounds 
sterling (GBP)  
Goods  130,000  139,688  
Services  130,000  139,688  
Construction Services  5,000,000  5,372,609  
 
1.2  Sub-Central Government Entities (Annex 2)  
 Threshold Value in SDR  Threshold Value in GBP  
Goods  200,000  214,904  
Services  200,000  214,904  
Construction Services  5,000,000  5,372,609   
 
1.3  Other Entities (Annex 3)  
 Threshold Value in SDR  Threshold Value in GBP  
Goods  400,000  429,809  
Services  400,000  429,809  
Construction Services  5,000,000  5.372,609  
 
2  PERIOD OF VALIDITY FOR THE THRESHOLD  
The threshold  levels provided  above will apply to the period starting on 1 January  2024 and ending 
on 31  December  2025. 
3  METHOD OF CALCULATION  
The calculation of the GPA thresholds in national currencies is based on the daily 
average  exchange  rates of Pound Sterling (GBP) in terms of t he Special Drawing Right (SDR) over 
the two -year period from September 2021 to August 2023 (SDR 1 = GBP 1.0 74521 ). 
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