Regulation 9. Administration of the process

(a) the estimated value of which is less than one hundred forty three thousand euro (€143,000), shall be issued, administered and determined by the contracting authorities on their own without the need to involve the Director;

(b) the estimated value of which equals or exceeds the threshold of one hundred forty three thousand euro (€143,000) shall be issued, administered and determined by the Director on behalf of the contracting authority;

(c) that have been published by the Sectorial Procurement Directorate in the name of the contracting authority listed under Schedule 16, where the estimated value of such procurement exceeds ten thousand euro (€10,000) but does not exceed seven hundred and fifty thousand euro (€750,000) have to be published, administered and determined by the Sectorial Procurement Directorate on its own without the need to involve the Director.