What are the quotation and tender limits?
The County Council's contract procedure rules will determine how any procurement exercise will be carried out, taking into account the estimated value of the contract.
The County Council rules for obtaining quotes and inviting tenders and the level at which each of these processes will be used is shown below.
| Below £5,000 | Three quotations would be sought where it is considered that better value for money will be obtained by doing so. | | £5,000 - £50,000 | Minimum of three written quotations invited | | Over £50,000 | Formal tenders invited |
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