Print and publishing contracts expiring in Northern Ireland: 8 worth £5.4m
Public sector print and publishing 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
- Provision of Print and Distribution of Streets Ahead Magazine for the Northern Ireland Housing ExecutiveNorthern Ireland Housing ExecutiveEnds 31 Jan 2027, £97k
What this market looks like
8 print and publishing contracts in Northern Ireland carry a published end date, worth £5.4m between them. They are held across 5 buyers, and the typical one is worth £150k.
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.
11 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 41% of it. That is a concentrated market: displacing an incumbent here means going after one of a small number of established holders.
2 are frameworks rather than a single contract, so a large part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are Ards and North Down Borough Council (3), Belfast Health & Social Care Trust (2), Northern Ireland Housing Executive (1).
The contracts here are most often held by NORTHSIDE GRAPHICS LIMITED (3), BANNER GROUP LIMITED (2), Central Source (2).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Promotional Products Northern Ireland | Belfast Health & Social Care Trust | £4.1m | 30 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Provision of Print and Distribution of Streets Ahead Magazine for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland Housing Executive | £97k | 31 Jan 2027 | Subscribers | Window open |
| ID 6699778 - DAC 29/26 - DoF - NLA Media Access Northern Ireland | Department of Finance | £150k | 31 May 2027 | Subscribers | Opening soon |
| Promotional Stands Northern Ireland | Belfast Health & Social Care Trust | £505k | 30 Apr 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 1. Lithographic Print Northern Ireland | Ards and North Down Borough Council | £325k | 14 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 3. Pull Up Stands, A1 Posters (Paper, Corrugated Plastic and PVC Foam Board) and PVC Banners Northern Ireland | Ards and North Down Borough Council | £150k | 14 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Lot 2. 48 Sheet Production Billboards, Adshel and Solus Rears Northern Ireland | Ards and North Down Borough Council | £30k | 14 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Resuscitation manuals, registration of staff on courses and annual membership fee Northern Ireland | South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust | £70k | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
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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.