Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Belfast City Council
Top-five suppliers hold 92% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Belfast City Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
7980607166509015379239034585773472986375092251Recent contracts
Latest Belfast City Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Measured Term Contract for Building repairs & maintenance at various Council Properties
WJM Building Services Ltd · 2026-08-24
£774K
Belfast Stories Experience Design Team
Ralph Appelbaum Associates · 2026-07-15
£1.7M
Lot 2 - Integrated Consultancy Team (projects with a capital value equal to or greater than £5m)
Doran Consulting · 2026-07-10
Lot 1 - Integrated Consultancy Team (projects with a capital value of £1m – £5m)
Doran Consulting · 2026-07-10
Lot 4 – Landscape Architect
Aecom · 2026-07-10
Lot 3 - Building Cost Management Services (Works Projects above £1m)
Naylor Devlin · 2026-07-10
Delivery of Minority Ethnic Casework & Advice Services in Belfast
Law Centre NI · 2026-07-02
T2679 PEACEPLUS Animation activity for Access to the Hills project
Ligoniel Improvement Association · 2026-06-22
T2738 – Provision of a Fully Integrated Waste Management Service for Litter Bin waste at Fleadh Cheoil na h'Eireann
John McQuilan Contracts Limited · 2026-05-21
£400K
T2720 Hire of Marquees and associated equipment
North Down Marquees Limited · 2026-05-20
£380K
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Open Belfast City Council tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
T2754 Provision of Traffic Management Services Fleadh Cheoil na HÉireann 2027
Deadline: 2026-09-07
£400K
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Belfast City Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
T2524 Supply, Installation, Maintenance and Disposal of Fire Extinguishers
Expires: 2026-09-28
£150K
Main Contractor for Cathedral Gardens (& Blitz Memorial)
Expires: 2026-10-09
£3.3M
Lot 1 – Manned security guarding services
Expires: 2026-10-31
£1.7M
Lot 2 – Event stewarding services
Expires: 2026-10-31
£500K
Lot 4 – Mobile stewarding/ patrolling services
Expires: 2026-10-31
£250K
Lot 3 – Key holding services
Expires: 2026-10-31
£150K
T2695 Medical Services and First Aid for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
Expires: 2027-02-09
£700K
Development, Management, and Delivery of Culture Night Belfast 2026
Expires: 2027-02-11
T2720 Hire of Marquees and associated equipment
Expires: 2027-06-01
£380K
Arboriculture Services
Expires: 2027-08-13
£1.0M
Market analysis
Bidding into Belfast City Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
93%
Awards to SMEs
92%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
1
Awards to social enterprises
Around 93% of Belfast City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 1 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Belfast City Council
How much does Belfast City Council spend on procurement?
Belfast City Council awarded 343 contracts totalling £740.4M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 167 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.6M.
Who are Belfast City Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Belfast City Council by total award value are John Graham Construction Ltd, 3t Power Ltd, Marston (Holdings) Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 92% of contract value.
What does Belfast City Council buy from suppliers?
Belfast City Council's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, education and training services, transport services (excl. waste transport), alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
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- · Contracts Finder
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