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Belfast Stories - Story Engine

Belfast City Council

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Planning

06 Oct 2026 at 16:00

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Belfast City Council intends to procure an experienced supplier to design, build and support the Belfast Stories “Stories Engine”, a digital platform for collecting and preserving stories and enabling community participation. The platform is also intended to integrate archives, support search and discovery, and manage information including consent, participation and data governance. It should provide public access points and support satellite opportunities. The work is digital platform and software development services, including programming and web server software development. Delivery is in the United Kingdom.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Council has stated its intention to buy the service, but has not yet invited tenders. It expects to use an open competitive flexible procedure. The buyer’s planned notice date is 16 October 2026; the stated expected tender submission date is 10 November 2026, with an award decision expected by 31 January 2027. The anticipated contract period runs from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2029. The procurement is above the relevant threshold and covered by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement. It is planned as a single lot. The information provided does not set out a budget or estimated contract value, or evaluation criteria.

The work is likely to suit suppliers with experience designing, developing and supporting digital platforms, particularly software for capturing and preserving digital content, community-facing participation and public access. Relevant capabilities include integrating archive systems; building effective search and discovery; and managing information with appropriate consent, participation and data governance. Suppliers should be able to deliver a connected service across these functions rather than a standalone website or basic software build, and provide ongoing support after implementation. The Council’s stated intention to procure an experienced supplier points to a need for a track record delivering comparable digital platforms. The scope combines software development with information management and community engagement, so teams able to bring these disciplines together may be well placed when the procurement reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Belfast Stories - Story Engine

Notice Description

Belfast Stories is seeking to procure an experienced supplier to design, build and support a digital platform known as the 'Stories Engine' that supports: * Story collection and preservation * Community participation * Archive integration * Search and discovery * Information management including consent and participation considerations * Governance on data management * Public access points and satellite opportunities

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0781f6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094404-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products

72212222 - Web server software development services

72262000 - Software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Oct 20262 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Belfast City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT2 8DJ
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Belfast
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Belfast South and Mid Down

Further Information

Notice Documents

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