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# John McQuillan Contracts Ltd · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-mcquillan-contracts-ltd-coh-ni003255). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** John McQuillan Contracts Ltd is a SME public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 57 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** John McQuillan Contracts Ltd
- **Organisation Scale:** SME
- **Companies House number:** `NI003255`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-157995` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 57
- **Primary Sector:** [Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/works-for-complete-or-part-construction-and-civil-engineerin-45200000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-mcquillan-contracts-ltd-coh-ni003255

## Bidding & Win Rate Record
- **Lots Won:** 1 won, 1 lost, 0 pending
- **Total Bid Activity:** 14 lots bid across 4 procurement procedures
- **Framework & DPS Appointments:** 10 panel appointments across 12 framework or DPS lots
- **Buyer Relationships:** Bid with 1 distinct contracting authorities

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** 20% below published budget estimate (median of 4 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £106m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £1.2m


## Buyer Geography
- **Regions of its buyers:** [Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland), [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Department for Infrastructure](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-infrastructure-GB-PPON-PYGQ-2313-DQRY):** 7 procedures (9 awards)
2. **[DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dfi-transport-and-road-asset-management-tram-GB-PPON-PYQH-8789-DZPG):** 5 procedures (27 awards)
3. **[NI Water and its subsidiaries](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ni-water-and-its-subsidiaries-GB-FTS-94):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
4. **[Belfast City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-city-council-ons-n09000003):** 3 procedures
5. **[Ards and North Down Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ards-and-north-down-borough-council-ons-n09000011):** 3 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[Department for Infrastructure](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-infrastructure-GB-PPON-PYGQ-2313-DQRY):** £34m · [IAE3 - Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfi-tram-t-1123-interim-term-contract-for-asphalt-resurfacing-phase-4-ocds-h6vhtk-03b22c)
2. **[DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dfi-transport-and-road-asset-management-tram-GB-PPON-PYQH-8789-DZPG):** £25m · [MIE1 Belfast / Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfi-tram-t-1129-term-contract-for-minor-improvement-works-ocds-h6vhtk-03dda3)
3. **[Department for Infrastructure](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-infrastructure-GB-PPON-PYGQ-2313-DQRY):** £11m · [IAS5 Ards and North Down](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfi-roads-and-rivers-t-1122-interim-term-contracts-for-asphalt-resurfacing-phase-3-ocds-h6vhtk-03785e)
4. **[Department for Infrastructure](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-infrastructure-GB-PPON-PYGQ-2313-DQRY):** £7.2m · [IAN7 - Newtownabbey](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfi-tram-t-1123-interim-term-contract-for-asphalt-resurfacing-phase-4-ocds-h6vhtk-03b22c)
5. **[Department for Infrastructure](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-infrastructure-GB-PPON-PYGQ-2313-DQRY):** £6.6m · [T-1138-01 SDS1 Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dfi-tram-t-1138-term-contract-for-surface-dressing-ocds-h6vhtk-040df3)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 4

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete John McQuillan Contracts Ltd public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-mcquillan-contracts-ltd-coh-ni003255#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-mcquillan-contracts-ltd-coh-ni003255
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt