Buyer profile · Local authority
Belfast City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 24
- About one every 15 days
- Contracts awarded
- 29
- To 74 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £19.6m
- 27 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £380k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 4
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £400kestimated
- £550kestimated
- £200kestimated
- £5mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £32mframework ceiling
- £50kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £1.5mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £10.7mestimated
- £1estimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 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)97%
- Direct award (no competition)3%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Belfast City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 86% of local authorities
- Based on 22 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 97%
- Higher than 89% of local authorities
- Based on 35 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 68%
- Higher than 51% of local authorities
- Based on 75 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 93% of local authorities
- Based on 62 awards
- Split into lots
- 21%
- Higher than 69% of local authorities
- Based on 24 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 3%
- Lower than 84% of local authorities
- Based on 35 procurements
- Cancelled
- 8%
- Higher than 67% of local authorities
- Based on 24 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Belfast City Council: 35 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Belfast City Council: 2
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Belfast City Council: 97%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 21 |
| 10–20% | 29 |
| 20–30% | 44 |
| 30–40% | 46 |
| 40–50% | 47 |
| 50–60% | 52 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 27 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 63 |
Belfast City Council: 68%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 25 |
| 50–60% | 70 |
| 60–70% | 109 |
| 70–80% | 88 |
| 80–90% | 54 |
| 90–100% | 27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2537 - Security guarding and event stewarding services | Noonan Topco Ltd | £1.7m | 30 Nov 2026 |
| T2738 - Provision of a Fully Integrated Waste Management Service at Fleadh Cheoil na h'Eireann 2026 | John Mcquillan (Contracts) Limited | £400k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| T2695 Medical Services and First Aid for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann | St John Ambulance Service NI | £700k | 9 Feb 2027 |