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Belfast Stories Experience Design Team

Belfast City Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Belfast City Council

Buyer Address: 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, UKN06, BT2 8DJ, United Kingdom

Contact Email: pdu@belfastcity.gov.uk

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
1500000.0 GBP
Gross: 1800000.0 GBP
Published
20 Feb 2026, 12:57
Deadline
24 Mar 2026, 23:59
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
71220000 - Architectural design services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

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.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015674-2026

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 1,500,000.00

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 1,800,000.00

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-06-30T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2031-06-30T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (70%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (10%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (20%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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