Top suppliers
Top suppliers to BFI
Top-five suppliers hold 75% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What BFI buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest BFI contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Film Scanning, Mastering and Restoration Services - AWARD
Cinegrell GmbH · 2025-08-03
£266K
Video Digitisation Services - AWARD
CJP Broadcast Service Solutions Ltd · 2025-07-31
£750K
Anti-Racism Induction Training - AWARD
HUSTLE CREW LTDc · 2025-07-24
£23K
Email Service Provider - AWARD
BRAZE LIMITED · 2025-07-09
£159K
Applying Good Work Principles to Film, Broadcast and High-End Television - AWARD
Design Otherwise CIC · 2025-07-02
£84K
Screen Business 2025-2026 Edition - AWARD
Nordicity Limited · 2025-04-22
£109K
BFI Member Welcome Pack Print & Mail - AWARD
Membership Plus a division of Integrity Print Ltd · 2025-03-24
£78K
Routemap to Net Zero for the BFI - AWARD
3Adapt 2023 · 2025-03-24
£50K
Gas Suppression System Upgrade - AWARD
Direction Fire Ltd. · 2025-03-18
£84K
BFI Audience Insights Research - AWARD
Morris Hargreaves McIntyre · 2025-02-26
£140K
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Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, BFI typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Media Agency Services - AWARD
Expires: 2027-02-28
£400K
Agent for IMAX Advertising Wrap at BFI IMAX - AWARD
Expires: 2027-03-31
£1
BFI Audience Insights Research - AWARD
Expires: 2027-03-31
£140K
BFI Member Welcome Pack Print & Mail - AWARD
Expires: 2027-03-31
£78K
Waste Management Services - AWARD
Expires: 2027-08-31
£300K
Market analysis
Bidding into BFI — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
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Awards to SMEs
75%
Top-5 supplier share
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Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 0% of BFI’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to BFI
How much does BFI spend on procurement?
BFI awarded 40 contracts totalling £11.7M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 37 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £308K.
Who are BFI's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to BFI by total award value are Carlisle Security Services Ltd, Total Support Services Ltd, CJP Broadcast Service Solutions Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 75% of contract value.
What does BFI buy from suppliers?
BFI's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, research and development services and related consultancy services, office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages, 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.
Source portals
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
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