Top suppliers
Top suppliers to DfE - Invest NI
Top-five suppliers hold 100% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What DfE - Invest NI buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
807966Recent contracts
Latest DfE - Invest NI contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Contract
Northern Ireland Trade Consultants B.V. · 2025-03-21
£107K
Contract
TECHSTART VENTURES LLP · 2025-03-07
£10.3M
Lot 1
IRISH MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE FORAS BAINISTIOCHTA NA H-EIREANN · 2024-02-29
£1.4M
Lot 2
WILSON SLOAN CONSULTING LTD · 2024-02-29
£940K
Contract
MHR International UK Limited · 2024-02-05
£175K
ID 5135832 - DAC 99/23 DfE - Invest NI – Support and Maintenance of a People Management Solution
MHR International UK Limited · 2023-11-30
£175K
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Market analysis
Bidding into DfE - Invest NI — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
67%
Awards to SMEs
100%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 67% of DfE - Invest NI’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to DfE - Invest NI
How much does DfE - Invest NI spend on procurement?
DfE - Invest NI awarded 6 contracts totalling £13.1M between 2023-10-17 and 2026-10-17, working with 5 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.2M.
Who are DfE - Invest NI's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to DfE - Invest NI by total award value are TECHSTART VENTURES LLP, IRISH MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE FORAS BAINISTIOCHTA NA H-EIREANN, WILSON SLOAN CONSULTING LTD. The top five suppliers together hold 100% of contract value.
What does DfE - Invest NI buy from suppliers?
DfE - Invest NI's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, financial and insurance services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-10-17
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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