Communications equipment contracts expiring in Northern Ireland: 8 worth £1.4m
Public sector communications equipment contracts held by buyers in Northern Ireland that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Expiring next
- ID 6038208 - DFE - SWC - Supply and Delivery of Mechatronics EquipmentSouth West CollegeEnds 29 Jan 2027, £169k
- T26-014BUS Large Scale Animations for Events - Restricted ListDerry City and Strabane District CouncilEnds 13 Mar 2027, value not published
- ID 6219059 - AFBI - RIVER MONITORING EQUIPMENTAgri-Food and Biosciences InstituteEnds 31 Mar 2028, £404k
What this market looks like
8 communications equipment contracts in Northern Ireland carry a published end date, worth £1.4m between them. They are held across 5 buyers, and the typical one is worth £259k.
2 of them expire within twelve months, and 1 is already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 25% of this market back in play inside a year.
13 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 23% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.
The most active buyers are Derry City and Strabane District Council (2), Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (2), Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council (2).
The contracts here are most often held by Didactic Services Limited (1), Visual Spectrum Studios Ltd (1), ARTS EKTA (1).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID 6038208 - DFE - SWC - Supply and Delivery of Mechatronics Equipment Northern Ireland | South West College | £169k | 29 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| T26-014BUS Large Scale Animations for Events - Restricted List Northern Ireland | Derry City and Strabane District Council | - | 13 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| ID 6219059 - AFBI - RIVER MONITORING EQUIPMENT Northern Ireland | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute | £404k | 31 Mar 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Contract for the Supply, Delivery, Installation, Programming, Commissioning of Audio Visual equipment to support GIFT City Campus Northern Ireland | Queen's University Belfast | £394k incl. VAT | 06 Aug 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| The Provision of Technical Equipment Replacement at The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre Northern Ireland | Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council | £259k incl. VAT | 03 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| The Provision of Technical Equipment Replacement at The Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre Northern Ireland | Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council | £43k incl. VAT | 03 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 2 - Supply, Delivery and Software Support of Seven (7) stand-alone Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Loggers Northern Ireland | Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute | £81k | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| T26-015BUS Supply of Radio Communication for Events Northern Ireland | Derry City and Strabane District Council | - | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
Communications equipment in other regions
Other sectors in Northern Ireland
Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.