Buyer profile · Local authority

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

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Tenders published
146
About one every 3 days
Contracts awarded
25
To 20 different suppliers
Value awarded
£30.3m
19 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£86k
Median value awarded
Open now
8
5 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Tender 56/2026 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS Thriving Together Community Justice - Youth Intervention Programme Impact: Choices and Consequences

    UK-wideTraining, Education services

    Closing soon24 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £91kestimated
  2. ITT 28/2026 - Dog Kennelling Services NMANDD DC Retender

    UK-wide

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £136kestimated
  3. RFQ2026/33 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS Thriving Together PEACEPLUS 3.2 Creative Cultures After school

    UK-wideLeisure, culture and events, Training

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £10kestimated
  4. ITT 58/2026 - PEACEPLUS Progressive Conflict Resolution Programme

    UK-wideTraining, Education services

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £53kestimated
  5. £29kestimated
  6. £22kestimated
  7. RFQ 2026/36 - PEACEPLUS Minority Community Integration Programme - Colours of Asia

    UK-wideLeisure, culture and events, Training

    Open15 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £10kestimated
  8. RFQ2026/35 - NMANDD PEACEPLUS Mourne Film Festival Project - Rural Women’s Voices.

    UK-wideTraining, Education services

    Open15 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £22kestimated

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 visit3%
    In 4 of 153 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. Woodvale Construction CompanySME£26.3m
    1 contract
  2. 2 contracts
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 4 contracts
  6. Civco LtdSME£189k
    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 151 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 72% of local authorities
Based on 145 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
99%
Higher than 90% of local authorities
Based on 151 procurements
Won by small firms
26%
Lower than 99% of local authorities
Based on 27 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 146 advertised tenders
Direct awards
1%
Lower than 86% of local authorities
Based on 151 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 58% of local authorities
Based on 146 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days3
20–25 days17
25–30 days140
30–35 days126
35–40 days25
40–45 days6
45–50 days3
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 280 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids71
4–6 bids95
6–8 bids53
8–10 bids26
10–12 bids12
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 408 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%16
10–20%22
20–30%35
30–40%42
40–50%39
50–60%47
60–70%64
70–80%33
80–90%37
90–100%73
Won by small firms, 373 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%1
20–30%5
30–40%14
40–50%19
50–60%69
60–70%90
70–80%102
80–90%50
90–100%23

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.

5 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards