Why Supply to Invest Northern Ireland
At Invest Northern Ireland, we recognise that great suppliers help us achieve our mission to grow the local economy. When you work with us, you can expect:
- Meaningful opportunities
From professional services to innovative technologies, we procure a wide range of solutions that deliver real impact for businesses across Northern Ireland.
- Innovation welcomed
We actively seek suppliers who can bring fresh thinking and new approaches to help us deliver better outcomes.
- Collaborative working
We build strong, respectful relationships with our suppliers. We are committed to engaging early, listening to feedback and helping you succeed throughout the contract lifecycle.
- A fair and level playing field
Our procurement processes are open, transparent and designed to give all suppliers large or small the opportunity to compete.
- Prompt, reliable payments
As a public body, we follow strict prompt payment standards to support your cashflow and business stability.
Supplying to Invest NI means becoming part of a shared effort to strengthen Northern Ireland’s economy and deliver value for citizens and businesses.
Invest NI Current & Future Tender Opportunities
We will regularly share our upcoming procurement plans and invite suppliers to take part in specific premarket engagement activities. This will help you understand our future needs, shape innovative solutions and prepare strong bids.
Current Pre-market Engagement and Tender Opportunities
At Invest NI, we recognise great suppliers help us achieve our mission to grow the local economy and we’re excited to share several new opportunities currently open for suppliers for pre-market engagement and tender.
All pre-market engagement and tender documentation is available on eTendersNI using the links provided below.
Future Planned Procurements
Invest NI will regularly share our upcoming procurement pipeline. This will help suppliers understand our future needs, shape innovative solutions and prepare strong bids. The link below will provide details of the current known procurements that are planned by Invest NI – this will be updated regularly.
View the Invest NI procurement pipeline - June 2026
Note: The future planned procurements are for information purposes only - dates are subject to change and dependent on budgets. Invest NI gives no guarantee that the tender opportunities listed will go to competition.
Contact us
Please note, all procurements over £50,000 in value will be available on eTendersNI for any supplier to view and tender. Tenders will be evaluated according to the criteria provided in the specific tender documentation.
If you are interested in any of the procurements which are less than £50,000 please send the following details to procurement@investni.com
- Organisation Name
- Title of tender opportunity you wish to express interest in
- Contact Name
- Contact Email
Public Procurement Policy Assurance Statement 2025/26
The Public Procurement Policy Statement (PPPS) was approved by the NI Executive on the 5 June 2025 and sets out the principles and strategic objectives for public procurement.
The PPPS includes four Public Procurement Principles and 21 objectives as shown in the table below:
| Principle | Description | No. of Strategic Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | Making public contracts open and proportionate to ensure local businesses can compete for these. | 4 |
| Efficiency and Effectiveness | Demonstrating the procurement function is achieving best value for money and has the appropriate capacity and capability. | 5 |
| Social Value | Ensuring social value is embedded within the culture of the procurement function and can demonstrate social, economic and environmental considerations are being maximised through procurement spend. | 6 |
| Transparency | Ensuring citizens know how public money is being spent. | 6 |
As well as publishing our Procurement Pipeline, in support of these principles Invest NI is publishing the following information: -
Prompt Payment Policy & Statistics
Invest NI is committed to the prompt payment of invoices for goods and services received in accordance with the Better Payment Practice Code. Unless otherwise stated in the contract, payment is due within 30 days of delivery of the invoice or of the goods and services, whichever is later.
During 2025-26 Invest NI paid approximately 97% of invoices within this standard (2024-25: 97%)
In 2008 the Finance Minister announced that Northern Ireland Departments had been set a target of ensuring that invoices are paid within ten working days, in order to help local businesses.
During 2025-26 Invest NI paid approximately 93% of invoices within the ten working day target (2024-25: 94%).
Contracts Register as at 31st March 2026
The Public Procurement Policy Statement requires that there will be transparency of any variances between the original contract value and actual spend. Invest NI is therefore publishing our live Contracts Register as at 31st March 2026.
View the Invest NI Live Contracts Register as at 31st March 2026 (PDF) - Published on website June 2026.
The following table provides details of the breakdown of contracts awarded over £10,000 in value for Invest NI during 2025/26 and how these contracts relate to local suppliers within NI, SMEs, Micro-businesses and Social Enterprises.
| Invest NI Contracts Awarded between 1st April 2025-31st March 2026 | Contracts Valued Between £10-50k | Contracts Valued Over £50k |
|---|---|---|
| No. of contracts awarded | 42 | 15 |
| Value of contracts awarded | £1,347,297 | £20,864,615 |
| No. of contracts awarded to SMEs (number of employees 51 to 250) | 9 | 6 |
| Value of contracts awarded to SMEs (number of employees 51 to 250) | £297,627 | £4,059,025 |
| No. of contracts awarded to Micro Businesses (less than 10 employees) | 15 | 3 |
| Value of contracts awarded to Micro Businesses (less than 10 employees) | £510,132 | £14,261,629 |
| No. of contracts awarded to Social Enterprises | 0 | 0 |
| Value of contracts awarded to Social Enterprises | 0 | 0 |
| No. of contracts awarded to suppliers based in NI | 14 | 13 |
| Value of contracts awarded to suppliers based in NI | £388,305 | £2,190,287 |
*All Invest NI Contracts awarded during 2025-26 were service contracts (no supplies or works contracts awarded)