The figures in force
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2152 replaced the values in Article 4 of the Directive from 1 January 2026: works EUR 5,404,000 (previously 5,538,000), central government supplies and services EUR 140,000 (previously 143,000), other contracting authorities EUR 216,000 (previously 221,000). The EUR 750,000 threshold for social and other specific services in Article 4(d) is not changed by that Regulation. The Commission verifies the values every two years (Directive art. 6(1)).
Spain's LCSP repeats them: EUR 5,404,000 for works (art. 20), and EUR 140,000 or EUR 216,000 for supplies and services (arts. 21 and 22), in the text consolidated from 1 January 2026. The Portuguese CCP reproduces them in art. 474; the consolidated text on Diário da República shows EUR 139,000 in art. 474(3)(b) while the note beneath it, from Decreto-Lei 112/2025, gives EUR 140,000. We follow the Regulation, which applies directly.
What changes at the threshold
Above the threshold the contract notice is sent to the Publications Office and published in the Official Journal (Directive art. 49, art. 51(2); LCSP art. 135(1)). Below it, the national rules decide the procedure and the publication.
- Portugal, from 1 October 2026 (Decreto-Lei 177/2026): for goods and services, direct award (ajuste direto) below EUR 75,000 and prior consultation (consulta prévia) below EUR 130,000; for works, EUR 150,000 and EUR 1,000,000 (CCP arts. 20 and 19). An authority cannot invite a company that it has already awarded, by direct award or prior consultation in the current and two previous financial years, contracts whose accumulated price reaches the limit (art. 113(2); counted per service for the State and municipalities, art. 113(3)). A special prior consultation with at least five invitees (consulta prévia especial) also exists from the same date for listed categories, up to EUR 2,000,000 and below the EU threshold (arts. 127-A to 127-C).
- Spain: a minor contract (contrato menor) is one below EUR 40,000 for works or EUR 15,000 for supplies and services (LCSP art. 118(1)). The simplified open procedure (procedimiento abierto simplificado) is available up to EUR 2,000,000 for works, and for supplies and services below the State-level thresholds of arts. 21(1)(a) and 22(1)(a), with at least 15 days to bid, 20 for works (art. 159(3)).
Why it matters for a small supplier
A search limited to TED mostly shows the part of the market above these values. Contracts below them are published nationally, on BASE, on PLACSP or on regional platforms, so they need their own watch.