Belfast Stories Experience Design Team

Belfast City CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-06593cProcurement Act 2023closed for bids
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Estimated value

£1.5m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

20 Feb 2026

Deadline 24 Mar 2026

Description

The purpose of this procurement process is to successfully appoint an Experience Design Team (“EDT” or “Designer”) for the Belfast Stories Project. An interpretive masterplan has been previously completed along with a concept design to RIBA stage 2. This procurement process is to appoint a team to take the existing interpretive masterplan and concept design and develop them further from RIBA stages 3 to 7. The overarching interpretive framework is critical to ensuring that the concept of Belfast Stories is fully integrated across all elements of the project including but not limited to the main exhibition. The exhibition design and its content will be central to delivering an excellent visitor experience and maximising connectivity across the site and into the city. The Experience Design Team (EDT), is to lead and manage the EDT. The EDT shall include the DTM disciplines of Interpretative Planner, Exhibition Designer, Visitor Experience Consultant and Curator and shall also include, but is not limited to, Digital Design Engineers, Specialist Lighting and Sound Designers & Engineers , Specialist Display Structural Designers & Engineers, Specialist Display Mechanical and Electrical Designers & Engineers, Digital Lead, Graphic Designer, Specialist Curatorial Team Building Information Modelling (BIM) Designer.

Scope

Reference
PQQ 4670
Total value
£1,500,000 excluding VAT
£1,800,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
29 Jun 2026 to 30 Jun 2031
Main category
services
CPV classifications
71220000
71221000
92521100
Contract locations
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality70.00%
Social Valuequality10.00%
Priceprice20.00%

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
24 Mar 2026, 11:59 pm
Submission address
https://e-sourcingni.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure