Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Finance has the following comments:

According to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 78 of Decree No. 214/2025/ND-CP dated August 4, 2025 of the Government (effective from August 4, 2025), the bidding package under the procurement estimate that does not form a project has a package price not exceeding VND 500 million; the bidding package for consulting services under the project has a package price not exceeding VND 800 million, the bidding package for non-consulting services, goods, construction and installation, and mixed services under the project has a package price not exceeding VND 2 billion are eligible for the form of designated bidding.

Accordingly, the application of the limit for designated bidding from August 4, 2025 is implemented according to the above provisions.