Buyer profile · Central government

Northern Ireland Policing Board tenders and contracts

Northern IrelandBelfastWebsite

Official name on notices: Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)

Tenders published
11
About one every 33 days
Contracts awarded
8
To 1 different suppliers
Value awarded
£93.1m
6 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£1.51m
Median value awarded
Open now
2
1 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. ID 6152874 - PSNI - Managed Uniform Service

    Northern IrelandUniforms, clothing and PPE

    Open8 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £10mestimated
  2. ID5867746 PSNI - Core IT Managed Services Contract

    Northern IrelandIT services and software, Computer hardware

    Open30 days leftExpress interest

    £360mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. PSNI - Water Cannon Replacement - Pre-Market Engagement

    Northern IrelandVehicles and fleet

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £8mestimated
  2. ID 6427969 – PSNI – Provision of Forensic Physicians – Preliminary Market Engagement

    Northern IrelandSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  3. ID 6115241 - PSNI – Public Order Protection Items - Preliminary Market Engagement

    Northern IrelandUniforms, clothing and PPE

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  4. ID 6152832 - PSNI - Managed Uniform Service - Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) Exercise

    Northern IrelandUniforms, clothing and PPE

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £9mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

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

  1. 8 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)75%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)19%
  • Direct award (no competition)6%
Based on 16 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Northern Ireland Policing Board has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
34 days
Longer than 79% of central government buyers
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
75%
Higher than 73% of central government buyers
Based on 16 procurements
Won by small firms
0%
Lower than all other central government buyers
Based on 8 winning suppliers
Split into lots
18%
Higher than 70% of central government buyers
Based on 11 advertised tenders
Direct awards
6%
Lower than 85% of central government buyers
Based on 16 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most central government buyers
Based on 11 tenders

Compared with other central government buyers

Time to bid, 74 central government buyers
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days0
20–25 days4
25–30 days31
30–35 days28
35–40 days7
40–45 days4
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Advertised openly, 142 central government buyers
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RangeBuyers
0–10%26
10–20%23
20–30%20
30–40%9
40–50%12
50–60%8
60–70%2
70–80%11
80–90%12
90–100%19
Won by small firms, 133 central government buyers
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RangeBuyers
0–10%1
10–20%8
20–30%11
30–40%17
40–50%22
50–60%25
60–70%18
70–80%17
80–90%8
90–100%6

Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Northern Ireland Policing Board.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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
ID 6071197 - PSNI - Vehicle Conversion Services - Crime Scene Investigation Vans - BLC0157Withheld Section94 supplier£375k3 Dec 2026

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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