Buyer profile · Local authority
Belfast City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 17
- About one every 21 days
- Contracts awarded
- 18
- To 24 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £9.74m
- 16 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £577k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Belfast City Council has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £5mframework ceiling
- £32mframework ceiling
- £50kestimated
- Value not stated
- £1.5mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £1estimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)96%
- Direct award (no competition)4%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Belfast City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 34 days
- Longer than 84% of local authorities
- Based on 16 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 96%
- Higher than 87% of local authorities
- Based on 26 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 80%
- Higher than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 25 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 91% of local authorities
- Based on 19 awards
- Split into lots
- 24%
- Higher than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 17 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 4%
- Lower than 82% of local authorities
- Based on 26 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 17 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Belfast City Council: 34 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 11 |
| 25–30 days | 120 |
| 30–35 days | 119 |
| 35–40 days | 19 |
| 40–45 days | 7 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Belfast City Council: 2
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 55 |
| 4–6 bids | 75 |
| 6–8 bids | 47 |
| 8–10 bids | 17 |
| 10–12 bids | 11 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 10 |
Belfast City Council: 96%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 13 |
| 10–20% | 11 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 32 |
| 40–50% | 36 |
| 50–60% | 48 |
| 60–70% | 47 |
| 70–80% | 33 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 76 |
Belfast City Council: 80%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 0 |
| 20–30% | 7 |
| 30–40% | 6 |
| 40–50% | 27 |
| 50–60% | 41 |
| 60–70% | 76 |
| 70–80% | 80 |
| 80–90% | 55 |
| 90–100% | 32 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Belfast City Council.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2524 Supply, Installation, Maintenance and Disposal of Fire Extinguishers | DB McLarnon Fire Protection | £150k | 28 Sept 2026 |
| T2537 - Security guarding and event stewarding services | Eventsec Ltd | £500k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| T2537 - Security guarding and event stewarding services | Cobra Specialist Security Services | £150k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| T2537 - Security guarding and event stewarding services | Cobra Specialist Security Services | £250k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| T2537 - Security guarding and event stewarding services | Noonan Topco Ltd | £1.7m | 30 Nov 2026 |