The spend completes. Then the file disappears.
Big tenders get attention because they get OJEU notices and audit scrutiny. The €5k–€50k layer gets neither — and that is exactly where procurement obligations are missed, aggregated thresholds are crossed unnoticed, and the audit trail goes cold.
Spend → paid → file gone.
Need arises
A quick, low-value purchase
Quote taken
Maybe one, maybe none on file
Paid
Invoice approved, money out
File gone
No route decision, no trail
Each step is individually reasonable. The aggregate is an audit finding waiting to happen.
Small spend, large exposure.
Capture the decision at the moment of spend.
GovIQ routes the low-value purchase the same way it routes a major tender — telling you whether a single quote is enough or eTenders publication is required, recording the decision, and watching the aggregate across the budget line so a series of small spends never quietly crosses a threshold. The file does not disappear, because the file is created the moment the decision is made.