---
title: "Belfast Stories - Story Engine"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0781f6"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Belfast City Council"
published: "2026-10-06"
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# Belfast Stories - Story Engine

Buyer: Belfast City Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0781f6

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094404-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2027 - 31 Jan 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Belfast City Council |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### 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

## Release History

- 6 Oct 2026 at 16:00 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094404-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094404-2026
  6th October 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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