# Purchase order: Po Rules Index

> The Po Rules Index carries 6 published figures read from 12 sources' own pages, from 2,500 to 15,000 USD, read 15 September 2026.

Requly · https://requly.com/datasets/po-rules-index/ · computed 2026-09-15

**Median of the published figures:** 10,000 USD (range 2,500 to 15,000 USD; 6 sources with a figure; 12 of 31 sources read publish one).

12 of the 31 named sources read in full publish a figure; 18 publish none, read 15 September 2026.

## By term

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| term payment-days | 30 day | 15 to 30 day | 5 |
| term threshold | 10,000 USD | 2,500 to 15,000 USD | 6 |
| term threshold | 125,000 AUD | 125,000 to 125,000 AUD | 1 |
| term threshold | 200,000 CAD | 200,000 to 200,000 CAD | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Treasury Board of Canada Directive on the Management of Procurement (contracting limits)](https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32692&section=procedure&p=A) | 200,000 CAD | threshold | 2026-09-12 |
| [Australian Commonwealth Procurement Rules: procurement method and thresholds](https://www.finance.gov.au/government/procurement/commonwealth-procurement-rules/procurement-method) | 125,000 AUD | threshold | 2026-09-12 |
| [Federal Register: FAR inflation adjustment of acquisition-related thresholds](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/27/2025-16412/federal-acquisition-regulation-inflation-adjustment-of-acquisition-related-thresholds) | 15,000 USD | threshold | 2026-09-12 |
| [GSA SmartPay bulletin 002: micro-purchase threshold raised to $15,000](https://smartpay.gsa.gov/guidance-and-audits/smart-bulletins/002/) | 15,000 USD | threshold | 2026-09-12 |
| [acquisition.gov](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/2.101) | 15,000 USD | threshold | 2026-09-12 |
| [Carnegie Mellon University purchasing policy (micro-purchase and small purchase bands)](https://www.cmu.edu/policies/financial-management/purchasing-policy.html) | 5,000 USD | threshold | 2026-09-12 |
| [eCFR 5 CFR Part 1315 Prompt Payment](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-1315) | 2,500 USD | threshold | 2026-09-11 |
| [Tulane University purchasing policy and procedures manual](https://policy.tulane.edu/policy/purchasing-policy-and-procedures-manual) | 2,500 USD | threshold | 2026-09-12 |
| [eCFR 5 CFR Part 1315 Prompt Payment](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-1315) | 30 day | payment-days | 2026-09-11 |
| [DWP No Purchase Order, No Pay policy](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-procurement-no-purchase-order-no-pay-policy/no-purchase-order-no-pay-policy) | 30 day | payment-days | 2026-09-12 |
| [Procurement Act 2023 s.68 (implied 30-day payment term)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/68) | 30 day | payment-days | 2026-09-12 |
| [Harlow Council purchase order terms and conditions](https://www.harlow.gov.uk/business/procurement-and-supplying-council/purchase-order-terms-and-conditions) | 30 day | payment-days | 2026-09-12 |
| [FAR 52.232-25 Prompt Payment clause](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.232-25) | 15 day | payment-days | 2026-09-12 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (13)

- [Treasury Board of Canada Directive on the Management of Procurement (contracting limits)](https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32692&section=procedure&p=A), read 2026-09-12: "In receipt of a pension under the Public Service Superannuation Act when the estimated total contract exceeds $200,000, including all amendments, applicable taxes and fees, or"
- [Australian Commonwealth Procurement Rules: procurement method and thresholds](https://www.finance.gov.au/government/procurement/commonwealth-procurement-rules/procurement-method), read 2026-09-12: "for non-corporate Commonwealth entities, other than for procurements of construction services, the procurement threshold is $125,000;"
- [Federal Register: FAR inflation adjustment of acquisition-related thresholds](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/27/2025-16412/federal-acquisition-regulation-inflation-adjustment-of-acquisition-related-thresholds), read 2026-09-12: "The micro-purchase threshold (MPT) at FAR 2.101 is increased from $10,000 to $15,000."
- [GSA SmartPay bulletin 002: micro-purchase threshold raised to $15,000](https://smartpay.gsa.gov/guidance-and-audits/smart-bulletins/002/), read 2026-09-12: "Effective October 1, 2025, FAR Amendment: Micro-purchase threshold limit increased to $15,000"
- [acquisition.gov](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/2.101), read 2026-09-12: "Micro-purchase threshold means $15,000, except it means-"
- [Carnegie Mellon University purchasing policy (micro-purchase and small purchase bands)](https://www.cmu.edu/policies/financial-management/purchasing-policy.html), read 2026-09-12: "The following thresholds apply to competitive sourcing of goods and services at Carnegie Mellon: Micro-Purchases: $5,000 or less ($2,000 or less for construction awards where the Davis-Bacon Act applies)"
- [eCFR 5 CFR Part 1315 Prompt Payment](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-1315), read 2026-09-11: "§ 1315.5 Accelerated payment methods. (a) A single invoice under $2,500."
- [Tulane University purchasing policy and procedures manual](https://policy.tulane.edu/policy/purchasing-policy-and-procedures-manual), read 2026-09-12: "The current threshold limit for low value orders is set at $2500."
- [eCFR 5 CFR Part 1315 Prompt Payment](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-1315), read 2026-09-11: "(iv) 30 days after the start of the payment period as specified in paragraph (f) of this section, if not specified in the contract, if discounts are not taken, and if accelerated payment methods are not used."
- [DWP No Purchase Order, No Pay policy](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-procurement-no-purchase-order-no-pay-policy/no-purchase-order-no-pay-policy), read 2026-09-12: "We aim to pay you 30 days after we receive your invoice."
- [Procurement Act 2023 s.68 (implied 30-day payment term)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/68), read 2026-09-12: "Any sum due to be paid under the public contract by the contracting authority must be paid before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with—"
- [Harlow Council purchase order terms and conditions](https://www.harlow.gov.uk/business/procurement-and-supplying-council/purchase-order-terms-and-conditions), read 2026-09-12: "Payment shall be made within 30 days from receipt of a correct and valid invoice."
- [FAR 52.232-25 Prompt Payment clause](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.232-25), read 2026-09-12: "If this contract contains the clause at 52.213-1, Fast Payment Procedure, payments will be made within 15 days after the date of receipt of the invoice."

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [FAR 13.303-1 Blanket purchase agreements, general](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.303-1), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [FAR 13.303-5 Purchases under BPAs](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.303-5), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [FAR 13.303 Blanket purchase agreements](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.303), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [eCFR 48 CFR 13.303 blanket purchase agreements](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/chapter-1/subchapter-C/part-13/subpart-13.3/section-13.303), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Cornell LII 48 CFR 52.232-25 Prompt payment](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/48/52.232-25), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [US Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service prompt payment FAQ](https://fiscal.treasury.gov/payments-from-government/prompt-payment/faqs), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Commonwealth Procurement Rules: how to use them](https://www.finance.gov.au/government/procurement/commonwealth-procurement-rules/how-use-commonwealth-procurement-rules), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Treasury Board Directive on Delegation of Spending and Financial Authorities](https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32503), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Texas Comptroller Procurement and Contract Management Guide](https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/publications/procurement-contract.php), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Washington State University BPPM 70.01 general purchasing information](https://policies.wsu.edu/prf/index/manuals/business-policies-and-procedures-manual/bppm-70-01/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Appalachian State University purchasing policy (delegated authority)](https://policy.appstate.edu/Changes_to_Purchase_Orders), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [University of Toronto purchase order terms and conditions](https://www.procurement.utoronto.ca/about-procurement/terms-conditions), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Lehigh University purchase order terms and conditions](https://financeadmin.lehigh.edu/unimarket-procurement-payment/purchase-order-terms-and-conditions), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Unilever supplier terms and conditions (conditions of purchase)](https://www.unilever.com/suppliers/terms-and-conditions/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Boeing supplier terms and conditions](https://www.boeingsuppliers.com/become/terms), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [PMI purchasing terms and conditions](https://www.pmi.org/about/purchasing-terms-and-conditions), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Portsmouth City Council standard terms for purchase orders (PDF)](https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/business-procurement-terms-of-purchase-orders.pdf), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Washington State DES standard purchase order terms (PDF)](https://des.wa.gov/sites/default/files/policy-documents/Template-CnP-purchase-order-standard-terms.pdf), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through the estate's fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 12 of the 31 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 18 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 2 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 101 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. Derivation as chartered: one row per published buyer PO policy or standard purchase-order terms document: whether the PO number must be quoted on the invoice, the default payment term in days, the value threshold above which a requisition or PO is mandatory, whether a blanket or standing order is permitted and its per-call cap, whether e-invoicing or EDI is mandated, and the named fields the order must carry. What nobody publishes is the DISTRIBUTION across buyers - the median payment term, the share of buyers refusing an invoice with no PO number, the median mandatory-PO threshold and how it moves with the statutory ones (the US micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds, the Australian procurement threshold, the UK implied 30-day term) - by sector and jurisdiction, and changed-since on each rate year.

## Sources

- [FAR 13.303-1 Blanket purchase agreements, general](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.303-1) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [FAR 13.303-5 Purchases under BPAs](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.303-5) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [FAR 13.303 Blanket purchase agreements](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/13.303) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [eCFR 48 CFR 13.303 blanket purchase agreements](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/chapter-1/subchapter-C/part-13/subpart-13.3/section-13.303) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [FAR 2.101 definitions (micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds)](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/2.101) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Federal Register: FAR inflation adjustment of acquisition-related thresholds](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/27/2025-16412/federal-acquisition-regulation-inflation-adjustment-of-acquisition-related-thresholds) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GSA SmartPay bulletin 002: micro-purchase threshold raised to $15,000](https://smartpay.gsa.gov/guidance-and-audits/smart-bulletins/002/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [FAR 52.232-25 Prompt Payment clause](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.232-25) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [eCFR 5 CFR Part 1315 Prompt Payment](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-1315) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Cornell LII 48 CFR 52.232-25 Prompt payment](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/48/52.232-25) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [US Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service prompt payment FAQ](https://fiscal.treasury.gov/payments-from-government/prompt-payment/faqs) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [DWP No Purchase Order, No Pay policy](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-procurement-no-purchase-order-no-pay-policy/no-purchase-order-no-pay-policy) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Procurement Act 2023 s.68 (implied 30-day payment term)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/68) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Harlow Council purchase order terms and conditions](https://www.harlow.gov.uk/business/procurement-and-supplying-council/purchase-order-terms-and-conditions) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Australian Commonwealth Procurement Rules: procurement method and thresholds](https://www.finance.gov.au/government/procurement/commonwealth-procurement-rules/procurement-method) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Commonwealth Procurement Rules: how to use them](https://www.finance.gov.au/government/procurement/commonwealth-procurement-rules/how-use-commonwealth-procurement-rules) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Treasury Board of Canada Directive on the Management of Procurement (contracting limits)](https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32692&section=procedure&p=A) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Treasury Board Directive on Delegation of Spending and Financial Authorities](https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32503) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Texas Comptroller Procurement and Contract Management Guide](https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/publications/procurement-contract.php) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Washington State University BPPM 70.01 general purchasing information](https://policies.wsu.edu/prf/index/manuals/business-policies-and-procedures-manual/bppm-70-01/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Appalachian State University purchasing policy (delegated authority)](https://policy.appstate.edu/Changes_to_Purchase_Orders) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Tulane University purchasing policy and procedures manual](https://policy.tulane.edu/policy/purchasing-policy-and-procedures-manual) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Carnegie Mellon University purchasing policy (micro-purchase and small purchase bands)](https://www.cmu.edu/policies/financial-management/purchasing-policy.html) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [University of Toronto purchase order terms and conditions](https://www.procurement.utoronto.ca/about-procurement/terms-conditions) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Lehigh University purchase order terms and conditions](https://financeadmin.lehigh.edu/unimarket-procurement-payment/purchase-order-terms-and-conditions) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Unilever supplier terms and conditions (conditions of purchase)](https://www.unilever.com/suppliers/terms-and-conditions/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Boeing supplier terms and conditions](https://www.boeingsuppliers.com/become/terms) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [PMI purchasing terms and conditions](https://www.pmi.org/about/purchasing-terms-and-conditions) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Portsmouth City Council standard terms for purchase orders (PDF)](https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/business-procurement-terms-of-purchase-orders.pdf) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Washington State DES standard purchase order terms (PDF)](https://des.wa.gov/sites/default/files/policy-documents/Template-CnP-purchase-order-standard-terms.pdf) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Velindre / NHS Wales GC18 no purchase order no pay policy](https://velindre.nhs.wales/policies/governance-and-communication/gc18-no-purchase-order-no-pay/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [google.com](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22standard+purchase+order+terms+and+conditions%22) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [acquisition.gov](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/2.101) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The Po Rules Index carries 6 published figures read from 12 sources' own pages, from 2,500 to 15,000 USD, read 15 September 2026.
- 12 of the 31 named sources read in full publish a figure; 18 publish none, read 15 September 2026.
- Po Rules Index, term payment-days: median 30 day across 5 sources, read 15 September 2026.
- Po Rules Index, term threshold: median 10,000 USD across 6 sources, read 15 September 2026.
- Po Rules Index, term threshold: median 125,000 AUD across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.
- Po Rules Index, term threshold: median 200,000 CAD across 1 source, read 15 September 2026.

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