Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

How to win their contracts

Measured from Newry, Mourne and Down District Council's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

• Plan for about 98 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 8 of their tenders.
• They publish about 2.0 tenders a month, measured over 5 months of history.
• Half of the tenders where they publish a value are estimated at £4.7m or less.
• Most of their buying falls in construction work, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, repair and maintenance services.