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Belfast Stories Experience Design Team

Belfast City Council Published 20 Feb 2026 Find a Tender

key details

Value£1,736,159 (£2,083,391 inc. VAT)
Statuscomplete
Procedureopen
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06593c

Award

SupplierValueDateStatus
Ralph Appelbaum Associates £1,736,159 15 Jul 2026 active

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.

notice history

2 notices published against this procurement.

PublishedTypeRegimeNotice
20 Feb 2026 Tender notice (UK4) Procurement Act 2023 015674-2026
24 Jul 2026 Contract award (UK6) Procurement Act 2023 070457-2026

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