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# Belfast City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-city-council-ons-n09000003). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Belfast City Council is a Local authority based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 231 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Belfast City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PQXY-5321-CGZM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 231
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £62m (median award: £400k) across 63 of 66 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Belfast)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-city-council-ons-n09000003

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 72 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 47% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 24 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 91 (92%), Framework: 7 (7%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 65 (66%), Route not published: 22 (22%), Selective: 8 (8%), Direct award: 2 (2%), Limited / restricted: 2 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 26 notices, last 24 months (26% of this period)
2. **[Recreational, cultural and sporting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/recreational-cultural-and-sporting-services-92000000) (CPV 92):** 13 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 13 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 11 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 9 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Avenue Recycling Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/avenue-recycling-ltd-coh-ni050132):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
2. **[GEMS NI Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gems-ni-ltd-GB-FTS-85476):** 5 procedures
3. **[WJM Building Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wjm-building-services-ltd-coh-ni043406):** 4 procedures
4. **[DFPF Ltd t/a People 1st](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dfpf-ltd-t-a-people-1st-GB-FTS-6957):** 4 procedures (7 awards)
5. **[MayWe Events Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/maywe-events-ltd-coh-ni686739):** 3 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[3t Power Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/3t-power-ltd-GB-FTS-140727):** £21m · [Supply of Electricity - Lots 1 & 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t2559-supply-of-electricity-ocds-h6vhtk-04c9a0)
2. **[Avenue Recycling Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/avenue-recycling-ltd-coh-ni050132):** £6.0m · [T2656 - Provision of Skip and Hook Lift Service and Hire of Skips](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t2656-provision-of-skip-and-hook-lift-service-and-hire-of-skips-ocds-h6vhtk-05cdfc) · Awarded: 22 Dec 2025
3. **[John McQuillan Contracts Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-mcquillan-contracts-ltd-coh-ni003255):** £3.3m · [Main Contractor for Cathedral Gardens (& Blitz Memorial)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/main-contractor-for-cathedral-gardens-blitz-memorial-ocds-h6vhtk-05908a) · Awarded: 24 Sept 2025
4. **[Avenue Recycling Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/avenue-recycling-ltd-coh-ni050132):** £2.5m · [T2607 - Receipt, Stock Control and Delivery of Waste Containers](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t2607-receipt-stock-control-and-delivery-of-waste-containers-ocds-h6vhtk-05547f) · Awarded: 14 Aug 2025
5. **[The Festive Lighting Co Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-festive-lighting-co-ltd-GB-FTS-149459):** £2.0m · [T2519 Provision of a Christmas Lighting Scheme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t2519-provision-of-a-christmas-lighting-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-04e3ff)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 24
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 59
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Belfast City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-city-council-ons-n09000003#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-city-council-ons-n09000003
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt