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# Invest Northern Ireland · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/invest-northern-ireland-gov-ot1338). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Invest Northern Ireland is a Central government based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 53 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Invest Northern Ireland
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLTC-4224-XGDP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 53
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £11m (median award: £433k) across 8 of 8 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Invest Northern Ireland)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/invest-northern-ireland-gov-ot1338

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 8 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 25% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 10 (67%), Framework: 5 (33%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 11 (73%), Route not published: 4 (27%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 13 notices, last 24 months (87% of this period)
2. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 4 notices, last 24 months (27% of this period)
3. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 3 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 2 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
5. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 2 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[KPMG](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kpmg-coh-oc301540):** 4 procedures
2. **[Cleaver Fulton Rankin](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cleaver-fulton-rankin-coh-ni031078):** 3 procedures (18 awards)
3. **[CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/core-consulting-business-growth-advisors-ltd-coh-ni624706):** 3 procedures (9 awards)
4. **[GRANT THORNTON NI LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/grant-thornton-ni-llp-coh-nc001123):** 3 procedures
5. **[Sumer Accountants NI Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sumer-accountants-ni-ltd-coh-ni055558):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[EVENT-FUL CONSULTANCY LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/event-ful-consultancy-ltd-coh-ni047444):** £6.0m · [ID 6262347 - DFE - Invest NI - Event Management Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6262347-dfe-invest-ni-event-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067c7b) · Awarded: 8 Jul 2026
2. **[OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ove-arup-partners-limited-coh-01312453):** £2.1m · [DfE - Invest NI - Provision of NI Green Economy Intelligence](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfe-invest-ni-provision-of-ni-green-economy-intelligence-ocds-h6vhtk-055316) · Awarded: 18 Aug 2025
3. **[INTERNATIONAL SYNERGIES NORTHERN IRELAND LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/international-synergies-northern-ireland-ltd-coh-ni624370):** £1.6m · [Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5473034-dfe-invest-ni-resource-matching-industrial-symbiosis-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04c806)
4. **[CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/core-consulting-business-growth-advisors-ltd-coh-ni624706):** £485k · [Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5448866-invest-ni-provision-of-grow-beyond-early-stage-exporters-programme-in-great-bri-ocds-h6vhtk-04b5eb)
5. **[University of Ulster Business Institute](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-of-ulster-business-institute-GB-FTS-140224):** £381k · [Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-5449059-invest-ni-graduate-to-export-development-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-04be3b)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 6
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 7
- **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 Invest Northern Ireland intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/invest-northern-ireland-gov-ot1338#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/invest-northern-ireland-gov-ot1338
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt