Northern Ireland Audit Office

How to win their contracts

Measured from Northern Ireland Audit Office's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

• They publish about 0.1 tenders a month, measured over 57 months of history.
• Half of the tenders where they publish a value are estimated at £2.1m or less.
• Most of their buying falls in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, security.
• Their most frequent suppliers are Sumer Accountants NI Ltd, AAB Group Accountants Ltd (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.