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Invest Northern Ireland

Invest Northern Ireland is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£39.9M

Total spend

28

Contract awards

26

Unique suppliers

£2.0M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Invest Northern Ireland has awarded 28 contracts worth £39.9M to 26 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £2.0M, with the top five suppliers holding 77% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Invest Northern Ireland

Top-five suppliers hold 77% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Thornacre Engineering Ltd1£12.5M
CLARENDON FUND MANAGERS LIMITED1£7.6M
EVENT-FUL CONSULTANCY LTD1£6.0M
ULSTER COMMUNITY FINANCE LTD.1£2.7M
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED1£2.1M
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd1£1.7M
WILSON SLOAN CONSULTING LTD2£1.7M
AXIS12 LTD1£1.7M
MORROW COMMUNICATIONS LTD1£700K
IRISH MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE FORAS BAINISTIOCHTA NA H-EIREANN1£660K
FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITEDTHE2£500K
CORE CONSULTING BUSINESS GROWTH ADVISORS LTD1£485K
REDHILL COMMUNICATIONS UK LTD1£400K
University of Ulster Business Institute1£381K
Atticus Partners Ltd1£240K
Berlin Media Relations LLC1£240K
ASM B LTD1£200K
Northern Ireland Trade Consultants B.V.1£86K

Procurement categories

What Invest Northern Ireland buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
16 awards£6.5M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
4 awards£14.7M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
2 awards£0

Financial and insurance services

66
2 awards£10.3M

Education and training services

80
2 awards£1.7M

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
1 award£6.0M

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
1 award£700K

Recent contracts

Latest Invest Northern Ireland contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

ID 6440394 - DFE - Invest NI - Filming and Production Services

MORROW COMMUNICATIONS LTD · 2026-11-05

£700K

ID 6194064 - DfE Invest NI - Economics Services Framework Agreement

COGENT MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LLP · 2026-08-26

ID 6194064 - DfE Invest NI - Economics Services Framework Agreement

LMK ADVISORY LTD · 2026-08-26

ID 6262347 - DFE - Invest NI - Event Management Services

EVENT-FUL CONSULTANCY LTD · 2026-07-27

£6.0M

DfE - Invest NI - Provision of PR and Media Relations Services for Americas, GB and Europe

Berlin Media Relations LLC · 2026-06-18

£240K

DfE - Invest NI - Provision of PR and Media Relations Services for Americas, GB and Europe

Atticus Partners Ltd · 2026-06-18

£240K

DfE - Invest NI - Framework for Design and Construction of Exhibition Stands

YNG MEDIA GROUP LIMITED · 2026-01-07

DfE - Invest NI - Framework for Design and Construction of Exhibition Stands

JNM EXHIBITION SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-01-07

ID 5827200 - DfE- Invest NI Legal Service Framework

Arthur Cox · 2026-01-05

DfE - Invest NI - Provision of NI Green Economy Intelligence

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd · 2025-08-31

£1.7M

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Most of it is in furniture & furnishings, energy & fuels and IT services.

2

contracts ending in 12 months

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3

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Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

2

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Market analysis

Bidding into Invest Northern Ireland — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

83%

Awards to SMEs

77%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 83% of Invest Northern Ireland’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Invest Northern Ireland

How much does Invest Northern Ireland spend on procurement?

Invest Northern Ireland awarded 28 contracts totalling £39.9M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 26 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.0M.

Who are Invest Northern Ireland's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Invest Northern Ireland by total award value are Thornacre Engineering Ltd, CLARENDON FUND MANAGERS LIMITED, EVENT-FUL CONSULTANCY LTD. The top five suppliers together hold 77% of contract value.

What does Invest Northern Ireland buy from suppliers?

Invest Northern Ireland's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

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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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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