# Northern Ireland (UKN) · UK Public Procurement Regional Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland). Official UK public procurement regional intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Regional Summary:** Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland Executive, CPD (Construction & Procurement Delivery), and 11 Councils) accounts for 7,608 published procurement procedures (1,502 in the last 12 months) from 547 contracting authorities based in the region, with 571 live opportunities deliverable in the region (UK-wide notices included) open for bidding right now.

## Key Regional Information

- **Region:** Northern Ireland

- **ITL-1 Code:** `UKN`

- **Tagline / Scope:** Northern Ireland Executive, CPD (Construction & Procurement Delivery), and 11 Councils

- **How regions are counted:** each notice counts once, in the region of its buyer’s office (official ONS postcode lookup); the place of delivery is on each tender page as published.

- **Live Open Tenders:** 571

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 1,502

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 7,608

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 110 (547 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 30 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Regional Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland

## Regional Competition & Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 1–5) (median of 1224 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £403k (median net contract award)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 40 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 59% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 59% of awards won by suppliers registered in Northern Ireland

## Live Open Tenders in Northern Ireland

Currently open for bidding from buyers based in this region (soonest deadline first):

1. [T26/27-013 DIIB Catering and Bar Operator](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t26-27-013-diib-catering-and-bar-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-06b1a1): £300,000 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council

2. [Pre Market Engagement Exercise for a Speech and Language Therapy Service for Nettlefield Primary School](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-market-engagement-exercise-for-a-speech-and-language-therapy-service-for-nettlefield-p-ocds-h6vhtk-0785db): £258,000 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · the Education Authority

3. [P1172 - Provision of Taxi Services (Causeway and West Area)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/p1172-provision-of-taxi-services-causeway-and-west-area-ocds-h6vhtk-077eaf): £200,000 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · Northern Ireland Housing Executive

4. [ID 6251236 - PSNI - Provision of NIRSP/PSNI FPPC Support Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/id-6251236-psni-provision-of-nirsp-psni-fppc-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050a05): £16,000,000 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)

5. [DOF - Office Portering Service and Short-term Storage of Furniture for Department of Finance Properties Division](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dof-office-portering-service-and-short-term-storage-of-furniture-for-department-of-finance-ocds-h6vhtk-0778c6): £825,000 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · Department of Finance

6. [APX052 - Supply of Electricity](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/apx052-supply-of-electricity-ocds-h6vhtk-077eff): £1,700,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Apex Housing Association

7. [Student Counselling Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/student-counselling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06907f): £1,200,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER

8. [Completion Works at Parkhead Crescent Newry](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/completion-works-at-parkhead-crescent-newry-ocds-h6vhtk-07783b): £350,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Alpha Housing (NI) Ltd

## Leading Contracting Authorities in Northern Ireland

Top public authorities based in this region:

1. [Belfast Health and Social Care Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-health-social-care-trust-nhs-zt001): 400 notices (84 in last 12m) · **2 open**

2. [Procurement and Logistics Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/procurement-and-logistics-service-GB-FTS-4533): 394 notices (1 in last 12m) · **1 open**

3. [the Education Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-education-authority-GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY): 381 notices (89 in last 12m) · **3 open**

4. [Derry City and Strabane District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derry-city-and-strabane-district-council-ons-n09000005): 301 notices (110 in last 12m) · **13 open**

5. [Education Authority NI](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-ni-GB-FTS-1727): 299 notices (0 in last 12m)

6. [Translink](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/translink-GB-PPON-PTMT-7134-NRMV): 290 notices (43 in last 12m) · **5 open**

7. [Northern Ireland Housing Executive](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-housing-executive-gov-pb1212): 267 notices (49 in last 12m) · **6 open**

8. [Belfast City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-city-council-ons-n09000003): 231 notices (38 in last 12m) · **2 open**

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)

Key procurement sectors in Northern Ireland:

1. [Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45): 920 notices (12%)

2. [Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33): 781 notices (10%)

3. [IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72): 742 notices (10%)

4. [Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79): 732 notices (10%)

5. [Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71): 513 notices (7%)

6. [Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50): 498 notices (7%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in Northern Ireland

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in this region:

1. [Withheld for security reasons](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/withheld-for-security-reasons-GB-FTS-73325): 52 procedures (82 awards) across 17 contracting authorities

2. [Information withheld for security reasons](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/information-withheld-for-security-reasons-GB-FTS-186639): 49 procedures (78 awards) across 22 contracting authorities

3. [Irwin ME Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/irwin-me-ltd-GB-FTS-184476): 35 procedures (54 awards) across 7 contracting authorities

4. [Sciensus Pharma Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sciensus-pharma-services-ltd-coh-02759609): 35 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

5. [American International Group UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/american-international-group-uk-limited-coh-10737370): 32 procedures (55 awards) across 23 contracting authorities

6. [ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/anderson-spratt-group-ltd-coh-ni026707): 31 procedures (34 awards) across 23 contracting authorities

7. [Alloga UK](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alloga-uk-coh-03169255): 31 procedures across 4 contracting authorities

8. [Withheld Section94 supplier](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/withheld-section94-supplier-GB-FTS-167711): 30 procedures (49 awards) across 12 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Regional Intelligence:** Detailed buyer type segmentation, local vs non-local winner flows, commercial tools, and complete contract awards are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Northern Ireland regional dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Regional URL:** https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt