Notice Information
Notice Title
T2540a - Belfast City Cemetery Visitor Centre and Tour Operator (And associated activities)
Notice Description
Belfast City Council requires an organisation, or collective of organisations, or individuals to work with the Council to promote and operate the visitor centre at the City Cemetery. This includes operation of walking tours, provision of specialist adult workshops, and provision of educational and youth tours.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05433c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046749-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £345,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £345,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £413,580 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 6 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- cps@belfastcity.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 8DJ
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN06 Belfast
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046749-2025
7th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030103-2025
5th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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