Quick answer — Department for the Economy - Invest Norther IrelandLast refreshed 14 Jun 2026

At a glance

Department for the Economy - Invest Norther Ireland has awarded £6.0m across 3 suppliers, with 4 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 84% · 4 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 100% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration84%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share100%
Pipeline · open now4
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Department for the Economy - Invest Norther Ireland is a contracting authority, based in UKN. Tracks 7 published notices and 3 awards on PublicSupply.

7
Notices published
3
Awards
3
Suppliers engaged
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£0
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£1.2m
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Department for the Economy - Invest Norther Ireland — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

4

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

services7 · £7.6m

Instrument type

contract7 · £7.6m
Source:Find a Tender: 7

Awarded contracts · 4 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Department for the Economy - Invest Norther Ireland is the contracting authority.

downloadExport CSV
TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
ID 4696443 - DfE- Invest NI - Provision of Drupal Services48200000£1.7mest.active
DfE - Invest NI - Trade Advisory Services in IndiaT A Consulting Private Limited79400000£155kest.active
DfE Invest NI – Design, Supply, Delivery and Installation of Audio Visual Equipment Solutions and Provision of Support ServicesFluid AV - Mayne Communications Ltd32321200£800kest.active
ID 3801617 DfE Invest NI - Event Management ServicesEVENT-FUL CONSULTANCY LTD79342200£5.0mest.active

Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
EC
1 contract · SME
£5.0mest.
84% of total
2
FA
£800kest.
13% of total
3
CP
£155kest.
3% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Business, legal, advisory
2 contracts
£5.2m
68%
Software packages, IT
1 contract
£1.7m
22%
Radio, TV, communications
1 contract
£800k
10%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Business, legal, advisory
Software packages, IT
Radio, TV, communications
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

Coming Q3 2026

Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Department for the Economy - Invest Norther Ireland has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

100%
SME supplier share
target 33%
3
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
3
Distinct suppliers

Peer benchmark

vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKN
Contact
SSD Admin
Email
ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

Pulled from gov.uk for arm's-length bodies and from Companies House for company-form buyers — chair, CEO, SRO and sign-off authority per contract band.

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