Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Belfast Metropolitan College
Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Belfast Metropolitan College buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
7915Recent contracts
Latest Belfast Metropolitan College contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
ID 5828520 DfE - FE BMC - IT Security Services
VM Forensics Limited · 2026-04-16
Lot 1 - Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC)
HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LTD · 2025-06-23
£750K
Lot 5 - South West College (SWC)
HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LTD · 2025-06-23
£750K
Lot 2 - Northern Regional College (NRC)
HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LTD · 2025-06-23
£750K
ID 5831917 - DfE - The Provision of Catering and Vending Services To Belfast Metropolitan College
CATER LINK LIMITED · 2025-06-22
£150K
Lot 5 - Corporate and Commercial, plus Alternative Dispute Resolution
A L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP · 2024-04-16
Lot 7 - Student / Curriculum
A L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP · 2023-12-04
Lot 1 - Employment Equality and Human Rights
A L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP · 2023-12-04
Lot 2 - Public Law (and corporate governance)
A L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP · 2023-12-04
Lot 3 - Information Law
A L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP · 2023-12-04
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Market analysis
Bidding into Belfast Metropolitan College — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
63%
Awards to SMEs
100%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
1
Awards to social enterprises
Around 63% of Belfast Metropolitan College’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 Metropolitan College
How much does Belfast Metropolitan College spend on procurement?
Belfast Metropolitan College awarded 12 contracts totalling £2.4M between 2023-09-01 and 2026-09-01, working with 5 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £600K.
Who are Belfast Metropolitan College's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Belfast Metropolitan College by total award value are HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LTD, CATER LINK LIMITED, VM Forensics Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 100% of contract value.
What does Belfast Metropolitan College buy from suppliers?
Belfast Metropolitan College's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, food, beverages, tobacco and related products, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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SECTOR
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-01
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.
Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
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