Top suppliers
Top suppliers to BFI
Top-five suppliers hold 81% 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.
Video Digitisation Services - AWARD
CJP Broadcast Service Solutions Ltd · 2025-09-09
£750K
Film Scanning, Mastering and Restoration Services - AWARD
Cinegrell GmbH · 2025-09-05
£1.1M
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Open BFI tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
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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.
Anti-Racism Induction Training - AWARD
Expires: 2026-08-03
£23K
Media Agency Services - AWARD
Expires: 2027-02-28
£400K
BFI Member Welcome Pack Print & Mail - AWARD
Expires: 2027-03-31
£78K
BFI Audience Insights Research - AWARD
Expires: 2027-03-31
£140K
Market analysis
Bidding into BFI — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
81%
Top-5 supplier share
26d
Avg response window
26d
Median response window
17mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to BFI
How much does BFI spend on procurement?
BFI awarded 29 contracts totalling £10.9M between 2023-08-01 and 2026-08-01, working with 25 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £388K.
Who are BFI's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to BFI by total award value are Total Support Services Ltd, Image Data Group Limited, Trinity Creative Partnership Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 81% of contract value.
What does BFI buy from suppliers?
BFI's procurement is concentrated in cleaning services, storage and warehousing services, printing services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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What's the typical response window for BFI tenders?
BFI typically gives suppliers a median of 26 days to respond (average 26 days). Standard contract duration is around 17 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-08-01
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
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
- · Spend Network
Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.