Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
Telephone
+44 2890320202
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/tenders
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Belfast Stories Interpretive Planner & Exhibition Design Team
Reference number
PQQ 4324
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71230000 - Organisation of architectural design contests
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Project Definition:
Belfast Stories is a City Deal Project. Tourism-led regeneration is one of the four main pillars of the Belfast Region City Deal announced in the Autumn Budget 2018. The other pillars are Innovation, Infrastructure and Employability & Skills. The deal has a commitment from the NI Executive, local government, and the private sector to create a co-investment package of around £1 billion.
Belfast Stories is 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 wider region.
By 2028, following an unparalleled programme of story collection across the city and beyond, exciting new visitor destination currently named Belfast Stories will open. It will reflect the unique spirit of Belfast with through first-person accounts brought to life through a variety of media and a mix of immersive experiences. It will drive culture-led regeneration across the city, enabling international and local visitors to connect with Belfast and one another through stories, screen, and social spaces. Located on the historic site where North Street meets Royal Avenue, this £100m landmark development will create a major tourism anchor right in the city centre – an authentic experience with Belfast’s people and personality at its heart.
Belfast Stories has 3 key components:
• Belfast Stories – Visitor experience
• Belfast Screen Centre – State of the art, multi screened cultural cinema and centre for NI screen industries including skills development space.
• Social Spaces – To eat, drink, shop, meet, network and relax.
Project Location:
The site acquired for Belfast Stories is a 5,000 sq.m key city centre site on the corner of Royal Avenue and North Street on the main retail thoroughfare and a suitable location for maximising the regeneration potential for the city centre.
The site includes the former Bank of Ireland (occupying approx. 6% of the site), built in 1928. Clad in Portland Limestone with tower and clock featuring decorative metal window panels it is a Grade B+ listed building.
Completion:
The construction works are indicatively indicated to be completed by Quarter 2, 2028.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract will be awarded on the basis of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) assessed from the point of view of the Contracting Authority. The MEAT will be identified on the basis of the best price/quality ratio.
An NEC4 Professional Services Contract will be used to provide the Services. Full details of the contract conditions will be set out in the Invitation to Tender documents (ITT).
two.2.14) Additional information
Further information regarding this project can be obtained via the separately available Prior Information Memorandum (PIM). This can be accessed via https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and go to project_26956 - Belfast Stories Interpretive Planner & Exhibition Design Team
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
24 June 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes