# Who runs the procedure

- URL: https://procurelex.mt/en/faq/who-runs-the-procedure
- Updated 2026-11-10
- Draft – awaiting legal review
- Legal basis: regulation 9(1)(a), regulation 9(1)(b), regulation 9(1)(c), regulation 9(2), regulation 9(3), regulation 16(1)(b), regulation 16(1)(h), regulation 16(2)(a)

Which calls a contracting authority issues itself, which the Director of Contracts issues on its behalf, and where the Sectoral Procurement Directorate comes in.

The estimated value of the contract and the Schedule the contracting authority is listed in decide who issues, administers and determines a call ([regulation 9(1)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/9#p1)). The figures below are those of the consolidated text; the [thresholds page](https://procurelex.mt/en/thresholds) shows the values applicable from 1 January 2026.

## Who issues a call below the threshold?

The contracting authority itself. Where the estimated value is less than €143,000, the procurement is issued, administered and determined by the contracting authority on its own, without the need to involve the Director ([regulation 9(1)(a)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/9#p1-a)). Administering that procurement is one of its duties ([regulation 16(1)(b)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/16#p1-b)).
## And at or above the threshold?

The Director of Contracts, on behalf of the contracting authority, where the estimated value equals or exceeds €143,000 ([regulation 9(1)(b)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/9#p1-b)).
## Is the same true of the authorities listed in Schedule 3?

No. The contracting authorities listed in [Schedule 3](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/schedule-3) issue, administer and determine their own public contracts without the need to involve the Director ([regulation 9(2)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/9#p2)), also where the value meets or exceeds the threshold ([regulation 16(1)(b)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/16#p1-b)).
## What changes for the authorities listed in Schedule 16?

Their calls under the open procedure with an estimated value exceeding €10,000 but not exceeding €750,000 are published, administered and determined by the Sectoral Procurement Directorate ([regulation 9(1)(c)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/9#p1-c)). The authority prepares the procurement documents and the supporting documentation and forwards them to the Directorate ([regulation 16(2)(a)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/16#p2-a)).
## Is €143,000 still the figure?

It is the figure the consolidated text of regulation 9 prints. The Minister determines the thresholds by regulations, equal to those established under the European Union Directives ([regulation 9(3)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/9#p3)), and the Department of Contracts has announced revised values for 2026–2027: see [Thresholds](https://procurelex.mt/en/thresholds).
## What must the procurement documents say about review?

That the award of the contract is subject to the review procedure of the Regulations, with an extract of the relevant part of the appeals process for the guidance of economic operators ([regulation 16(1)(h)](https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/16#p1-h)).