Education and training contracts expiring in Northern Ireland: 28 worth £12m

28 education and training contracts in Northern Ireland carry a published end date, worth £12m between them. They are held across 14 buyers, and the typical one is worth £73k.

16 of them expire within twelve months, and 9 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 57% of this market back in play inside a year.

37 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 17% of it. That is a fragmented market, which usually means no single relationship is decisive and a smaller supplier can win on merit.

5 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.

The most active buyers are Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD) (6), Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council (3), Department for Infrastructure (3).

The contracts here are most often held by HEALTHY KIDZ CIC (3), Clanrye Group (2), DFPF Ltd t/a People 1st (2).