--- title: "Belfast Stories Main Works Integrated Supply Team (IST)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05473b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05473b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05473b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05473b.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BELFAST CITY COUNCIL" published: "2026-04-28" --- # Belfast Stories Main Works Integrated Supply Team (IST) Buyer: BELFAST CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05473b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05473b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05473b.json) ## Summary Belfast City Council has initiated the tender process for the 'Belfast Stories Main Works Integrated Supply Team (IST)', aiming to deliver a new building to house a visitor attraction and creative hub in Belfast. The contract involves construction works at North Street, Union Street, Kent Street, and Royal Avenue, with the project focussing on economic, social, and cultural regeneration. The tender, currently in the update stage, is open within Northern Ireland's devolved regulatory framework and employs the competitive flexible procedure under the procurement category of works with a gross value of £84 million. The deadline for tender submissions is set for 20 May 2026, with the awarding of the contract expected by 28 August 2026. This tender offers considerable opportunities for firms specialising in building construction, installation, and works related to exhibitions. Companies with experience in creating spaces of historical or architectural significance will be particularly well-suited for this project. The contract will be awarded based on the Most Advantageous Tender, considering price, quality, and social value. This approach encourages companies with strong capabilities in delivering comprehensive and impactful construction solutions to participate, securing business growth through the development of a high-profile city landmark. Interested parties are to submit proposals via the e-sourcing platform, adhering to electronic submission policies and aligning with the economic ambition of Belfast City Council's strategic vision. ## Notice The Authority invites tenders to provide the works for Belfast Stories Integrated Supply Team (IST) - Main Contract The contract is for the provision of the delivery of a new building to house the Belfast Stories visitor attraction and creative hub, including new internal and external public spaces at lands bounded by North Street, Union Street, Kent Street and Royal Avenue, Belfast. Belfast Stories can be summarised as Belfast City Council's declared ambition to create 'a unique visitor destination of unprecedented scale and ambition in the heart of the city centre, that will serve as a catalyst for economic, social, and cultural regeneration of the city and the wider region. To respond to this ambitious brief, the project is conceived as a combination of 3 core components: * Visitor attraction: Stories backed ticketed visitor experience designed to allow people to live their stores, share their stories and tell their stories * Creative Hub: Media Production Studio, 3x cultural cinemas, and a series of educational workshops and classrooms * Public Space: The building programme wraps around a large scale urban room at the heart of the scheme, serving as a focal point for gathering and containing the main horizontal and vertical circulation connecting all of the inter-related components of the building. The central space is conceived as being covered, but distinctly external / urban in character, creating an expressly public place where the visitor is readily presented with opportunities to tell and make their story. ### Planning Information Pre Market Engagement for the Belfast Stories – Main Contracts Works. The Council is carrying out the PME to engage with the marketplace to understand current offering, supplier capacity and capability, generate competition and manage expectations. To register your interest to participate in the PME and obtain a Questionnaire to complete, please send an email to belfaststories@belfastcity.gov.uk at the latest by 3.00 pm on Friday 26th September 2025 The pre market engagement exercise will take the form of an initial questionnaire and will help the Council better understand the levels of competition, capability and capacity within the market to plan and deliver the requirement. It is anticipated that online follow up meetings, demonstrations, presentations etc will be offered to discuss the responses. If you have any questions about this requirement, please send them to belfaststories@belfastcity.gov.uk. We will endeavour to respond as quickly as possible. All information returned as part of this PME exercise will assist in the procurement route selection, development of the specification; evaluation criteria, pricing model; and contract award options to ensure this tender opportunity delivers a high quality service and best value for money for the ratepayers of Belfast. The Council reserves the right to contact any or all organisations who responds to this PME engagement to further discuss the next steps to follow. The Council cannot guarantee that all organisations will be contacted who submit interest. The intention would then be to either advertise the tender opportunity to the market or via an appropriate framework. The Council uses eSourcing NI as its etendering platform. If you are not yet registered with eSourcing NI we would suggest you do so without delay. Whilst the Council will endeavour to keep any respondents to this PME exercise informed on developments of the tender process, the Council cannot guarantee this. Organisations are advised to register with eSourcing NI in order to see any advertised tender opportunities as well as regularly checking the Council's website for opportunities. The Council reserves the right to discontinue any discussions or tender procedures at any time and are not liable for any costs incurred by suppliers associated with participating in this PME exercise. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038481-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Apr 2026 | | Submission deadline | 20 May 2026 | | Future notice date | 28 Nov 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 27 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £70,000,000 | | Lots value | £70,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BELFAST CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | BELFAST | | Post town | Northern Ireland | | Postcode | BT2 8DJ | | Country | Northern Ireland | | ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland | | ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland | | ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast | | Local authority | Belfast | | Electoral ward | Central | | Westminster constituency | Belfast South and Mid Down | | Delivery location | TLN06 Belfast | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45210000 - Building construction work - 45212310 - Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions - 45212350 - Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest - 45300000 - Building installation work ## Release History - 28 Apr 2026 at 10:57 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038481-2026 - 1 Apr 2026 at 10:26 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030243-2026 - 24 Sep 2025 at 10:58 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059206-2025 - 23 Sep 2025 at 09:00 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058762-2025 - 13 Jun 2025 at 09:00 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032148-2025 - 12 Jun 2025 at 08:42 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031751-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038481-2026 28th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030243-2026 1st April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059206-2025 24th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058762-2025 23rd September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032148-2025 13th June 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031751-2025 12th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://e-sourcingni.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.shtml - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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