Buyer profile · Local authority

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
148
About one every 2 days
Contracts awarded
39
To 25 different suppliers
Value awarded
£31.1m
25 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£86k
Median value awarded
Open now
11
6 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. RFQ 2026/47 - Kilcurry Subcatchment Targeted River & Catchment Assessment

    UK-wideEnvironmental services

    OpenNew13 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  2. CA18682 - RFQ 2026/47 - Kilcurry Subcatchment Targeted River & Catchment Assessment

    UK-wideEnvironmental services

    OpenNew14 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £20kestimated
  3. RFQ 2026/46 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS “Thriving Together” - Celebrating Cultures and Diversity - 3.2 Creative Language Exchange

    UK-wideLeisure, culture and events, Training

    Open17 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £10kestimated
  4. £10kestimated
  5. Tender 23/2026 - supply and delivery of workshop toolboxes complete with tools

    UK-wide

    Open18 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  6. Value not stated
  7. RFQ2026/31 - CCTV and Access Control Specialist Consultant Appointment

    UK-wideIT services and software, Leisure, culture and events

    Open18 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  8. CA18653 - RFQ2026/31 - CCTV and Access Control Specialist Consultant Appointment

    UK-wideIT services and software, Leisure, culture and events

    Open18 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £20kestimated
  9. RFQ 2026/45 - PEACEPLUS Living History Archiving Project - Castlewellan Historic Demesne

    UK-wideTraining, Education services

    Open24 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  10. CA18656 - RFQ 2026/45 - PEACEPLUS Living History Archiving Project - Castlewellan Historic Demesne

    UK-wideTraining, Education services

    Open24 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £20kestimated
  11. BRCD Contracts for Innovation Challenge 1

    Northern IrelandSecurity, IT services and software

    Open27 days leftFramework

    £2mframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 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.

  1. Site visit2%
    In 3 of 171 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 6 contracts
  2. 4 contracts
  3. 4 contracts
  4. Civco LtdSME£189k
    2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)99%
  • Direct award (no competition)1%
Based on 161 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 75% of local authorities
Based on 147 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
99%
Higher than 90% of local authorities
Based on 161 procurements
Won by small firms
25%
Lower than 98% of local authorities
Based on 40 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2.5
Fewer than 90% of local authorities
Based on 16 awards
Split into lots
2%
Lower than 77% of local authorities
Based on 148 advertised tenders
Direct awards
1%
Lower than 84% of local authorities
Based on 161 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 148 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days17
25–30 days135
30–35 days132
35–40 days27
40–45 days2
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 284 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids78
4–6 bids89
6–8 bids57
8–10 bids18
10–12 bids16
12–14 bids8
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 418 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 394 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD).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.

6 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
CA18452 - RFQ2026/34 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS Thriving Together - Cross Communities Festival Programme; Building Bridges, Connecting Communities for the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council areaCultúrlann Caisleán Ruairí£18k10 Nov 2026
CA18477 - RFQ 2026/36 - PEACEPLUS Minority Community Integration Programme - Colours of AsiaCultúrlann Caisleán Ruairí£9,9009 Nov 2026
CA18346 - Tender 54/2026 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS Thriving Together 3.6 United through Play and Expression.Healthy Kidz CIC£52k3 Nov 2026
CA18351 - ITT 55/2026 - PEACEPLUS Social & Emotional Support Programme - Rhythm Across GenerationsClanrye Group Limited£40k21 Oct 2026
CA18317 - ITT 47/2026 - Labour Market Partnership (LMP) - Get Work Ready ProgrammeClanrye Group Limited£441k21 Oct 2026
CA18415 - RFQ2026/33 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS Thriving Together PEACEPLUS 3.2 Creative Cultures After schoolHealthy Kidz CIC£10k14 Oct 2026
RFQ2026/33 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS Thriving Together PEACEPLUS 3.2 Creative Cultures After schoolHealthy Kidz CIC—14 Oct 2026
Ca18348 - RFQ2026/30 - supply, installation and maintenance of an automated height restriction barrier at the entrance to castle park car park, newcastle, county down.Breezemount Electrical & Hydraulics Limited£15k12 Oct 2026
CA18146 - ITT 43/2026 - PEACEPLUS Collaborative Interaction Programme - Sustaining Cross Community RelationshipsUtopian Training Solutions Ltd£68k9 Oct 2026
CA18067 - Tender 36/2026 Appointment of ICT for Greenway Route Ballynahinch to Saintfield (BCC Regeneration Framework Lot 1)Collins Rolston Architects Ltd£94k8 Oct 2026