Fuel, energy and electricity contracts expiring in Northern Ireland: 14 worth £816m
Public sector fuel, energy and electricity 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.
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What this market looks like
14 fuel, energy and electricity contracts in Northern Ireland carry a published end date, worth £816m between them. They are held across 6 buyers, and the typical one is worth £7.2m.
5 of them expire within twelve months, and 5 are already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 36% of this market back in play inside a year.
11 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 47% of it. That is a concentrated market: displacing an incumbent here means going after one of a small number of established holders.
The most active buyers are NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED (5), APEX HOUSING ASSOCIATION (3), Department of Finance (2).
The contracts here are most often held by LCC POWER LIMITED (3), 3TPOWER LTD (2), LCC GROUP LIMITED (2).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule 1 Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £128m | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Schedule 2 Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £131m | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Schedule 3 Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £190m | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Schedule 4 Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £79m | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Electricity Northern Ireland | Ulster University | £7.2m | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| DoF – Collaborative Arrangement – Provision of Natural Gas 2026 -2029 (ID 5828888) Northern Ireland | Department of Finance | £202m | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| DoF - Collaborative Arrangement - Provision of Unmetered Electricity 2026 - 2029 Northern Ireland | Department of Finance | £66m | 31 Mar 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| APX002 - Supply of Natural Gas Northern Ireland | APEX HOUSING ASSOCIATION | £598k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| PRN26100 Landlord Electricity Supply Northern Ireland | Choice Housing Ireland Limited | £3.0m incl. VAT | 31 Aug 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Supply of Electricity Northern Ireland | APEX HOUSING ASSOCIATION | £720k | 18 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| PRN26101 Landlord Natural Gas Supply Northern Ireland | Choice Housing Ireland Limited | £2.0m incl. VAT | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Schedule 5 Northern Ireland | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED | £6.5m | 30 Sept 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| APX002 - Supply of Natural Gas Northern Ireland | APEX HOUSING ASSOCIATION | £32k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| DESIGN, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND INTEGRATION OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS TO 150 PROPERTIES ACROSS NI Northern Ireland | Arbour Housing | £639k | 31 Mar 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
Fuel, energy and electricity 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.