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The thresholds and procedures referred to in Article 190 of the Financial Regulation shall be as follows for service contracts: for contracts with a value of EUR 300000 or more: an international restricted invitation to tender within the meaning of Article 127(2) and Article 264(2)(a); an international open invitation to tender within the meaning of Article 127(2) and Article 264(2)(a); for contracts with a value of less than EUR 300000: competitive negotiated procedure within the meaning of paragraph 3 of this Article, or a framework contract. Contracts with a value of less than or equal to EUR 20000 may be awarded on the basis of a single tender. Payments for amounts less than or equal to EUR 2500 in respect of item of expenditure may consist simply in payment against invoices without prior acceptance of a tender.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.