De ordregivende myndigheder kan dog undlade at anvende direktivet på delkontrakter, hvis anslåede værdi eksklusive moms er under 80000 EUR, forudsat at den samlede værdi af disse delkontrakter ikke overstiger 20 % af delkontrakternes samlede værdi.
However, the contracting authorities may waive such application in respect of lots, the estimated value of which, net of VAT, is less than EUR 80000, provided that the aggregate cost of those lots does not exceed 20 % of the aggregate value of the lots as a whole.