Quick answer — Northern Ireland Audit OfficeLast refreshed 18 May 2026

At a glance

Northern Ireland Audit Office has awarded £77.0m across 7 suppliers, with 15 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 97% · 8 open notices now · 4 awards in last 90 d (£3.5m) · SME share 56% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration97%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share56%
Pipeline · open now8
Awards · 90 d4

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Northern Ireland Audit Office is a contracting authority, based in UKN06. Tracks 15 published notices and 6 awards on PublicSupply.

15
Notices published
6
Awards
7
Suppliers engaged
2026
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£3.5m
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£489k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Northern Ireland Audit Office — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£1m£2m£3m£4mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

1

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

8

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

4

£3.5m

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

services12 · £88.0m
Unspecified3 · £1.2m

Instrument type

contract15 · £89.3m
Source:Find a Tender: 13Contracts Finder: 2

Awarded contracts · 15 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Northern Ireland Audit Office is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Northern Ireland Audit Office - Financial Audit ServicesSumer Accountants NI Ltd£1.2m18 May 2026pending
Northern Ireland Audit Office - Financial Audit ServicesSumer Accountants NI Ltd£1.2m18 May 2026pending
Northern Ireland Audit Office - Financial Audit ServicesAAB Group Accountants Ltd£489k18 May 2026pending
Northern Ireland Audit Office - Financial Audit ServicesAAB Group Accountants Ltd£489k18 May 2026pending
ID 5590036 - DoF - IT Assist - FRAMEWORK FOR DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR IT EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTAvenue Recycling30200000£250kest.active
ID 5590036 - DoF - IT Assist - FRAMEWORK FOR DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR IT EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTSonet Communications30200000£250kest.active
ID 5590036 - DoF - IT Assist - FRAMEWORK FOR DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR IT EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTTES-AMM UK Ltd30200000£250kest.active
ID 5590036 - DoF - IT Assist - FRAMEWORK FOR DISPOSAL SERVICES FOR IT EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTVyta Secure Ltd30200000£250kest.active
Invitation to Tender for External Quality Review Services of Financial Audits - Northern Ireland Audit Officeclosed
Invitation to Tender for External Quality Review Services of Financial Audits - Northern Ireland Audit Office79200000£213kest.active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
WT
1 contract · SME
£75.0mest.
97% of total
2
SA
2 contracts · 18 May
£2.5m
3% of total
New
3
AG
2 contracts · SME · 18 May
£977k
1% of total
New
4
AR
1 contract · SME
£63kest.
0% of total
5
SC
1 contract · SME
£63kest.
0% of total
6
TU
1 contract
£63kest.
0% of total
7
VS
1 contract
£63kest.
0% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Support transport services
1 contract
£75.0m
85%
Business, legal, advisory
6 contracts
£8.6m
10%
Other
5 contracts
£3.5m
4%
Office equipment, IT
5 contracts
£1.3m
1%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Support transport services
Business, legal, advisory
Other
3
Office equipment, IT
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.

Northern Ireland Audit Office 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.

56%
SME supplier share
target 33%
5
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
7
Distinct suppliers

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKN06
Contact
Declan Cooper
Email
procurement@niauditoffice.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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