Meet the Buyer

Date: Wednesday 19 March, 9am to 1.30pm

Venue: Belfast City Hall

Category: Business, Free, Go Succeed

This 'Meet the Buyer' event will give organisations the opportunity to connect with senior buyers at some of Northern Ireland’s largest businesses.

The event will be opened by Councillor Micky Murray, Lord Mayor of Belfast. Join us to build your network and gain insights into how to win contracts and become a preferred supplier.

Organisations confirmed to attend include:

Construction and Procurement Delivery
Belfast City Council - Procurement
Belfast International Airport
Education Authority
NI Housing Executive
NI Water
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The event will provide:

the opportunity to discuss your offering, and to receive signposting and advice from senior buyers about how to become a preferred supplier to their organisation;
a better understanding about the opportunities that exist for your company within the buying organisations, as well as future contracts that might be relevant to your business;
a unique chance to meet directly with senior buyers at some of Northern Ireland’s largest organisations;
viewpoints from key stakeholders about procurement trends, such as the importance of social value;
insights into how best to approach large organisations and how to better position your business to win the right contracts – from companies that have achieved key wins and bidding success; and
a guest business speaker from Diversity NI sharing their experiences of business support.

This event is for micro enterprises, SMEs and social enterprises (organisations and companies employing fewer than 250 people) based in the Belfast City Council area.

It is free to attend but you must register. If registrations for the event reach capacity, we will create a waiting list. We will give priority access to businesses based in the Belfast City Council area.

This event is part of Go Succeed NI. Go Succeed represents a significant investment in local entrepreneurs and businesses, funded by the UK Government.