Meet the Buyer Event - March 2026

Meet the Buyer Event | Wednesday 25 March, 9am to 1pm | Belfast City Hall

Belfast City Council are delivering, in partnership with InterTradeIreland and supported by leading public procurement bodies, a Meet the Buyer event to provide a platform to connect buyers and suppliers and to explore procurement opportunities in Northern Ireland's public sector market.

Ards and North Down Borough Council's Procurement Team will be participating in this Meet the Buyer event.

Other confirmed buyers include Belfast City Council, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Derry City and Strabane District Council, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Armagh, City Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Translink, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service, Housing Executive, NI Water, Education Authority, Construction and Procurement Delivery (CPD) and Office of Government Procurement (OGP).

What you will gain

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

meet Northern Ireland public sector buyers;
learn about upcoming procurement pipelines and future opportunities;
learn about cross-border support available to help businesses compete for public contracts;
explore opportunities for collaboration, partnerships and supply chains ;
understand how public procurement processes work in practice, and
find out how Social Value is applied in Belfast City Council contracts.

Who should attend

You do not need to be an existing supplier to attend. The event is aimed at:

all businesses including micro, SME, Voluntary Community and Social Enterprises interested in supplying goods, services or works to Northern Ireland public bodies;
businesses seeking to understand how public procurement works in Northern Ireland;
businesses exploring cross-border supply opportunities, and
businesses wanting to explore collaborative tendering opportunities.

Supplying across borders

Partnered with InterTradeIreland, this event has an all-island focus and is open to businesses from both Northern Ireland and Ireland. The event will help businesses understand how to access procurement opportunities in Northern Ireland and identify where cross-border trade and collaboration may be possible.

Register to attend

You need to register as spaces are limited. This can be done online at Meet the Buyer - Registration - Belfast City Council