Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Belfast City Council
9-21 Adelaide Street
Belfast
BT2 8DJ
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN06 - Belfast
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Provision of a Visitor Centre and Tour Operator for Belfast City Cemetery
Reference number
T2540
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Belfast City Council requires an organisation, or collective of organisations or individuals to work with the Council to promote and operate the visitor centre, including operation of walking tours of Belfast’s City Cemetery.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN06 - Belfast
Main site or place of performance
Belfast City Cemetery, 511 Falls Road, Belfast, BT12 6DE.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Belfast City Council requires an organisation, or collective of organisations or individuals to work with the Council to promote and operate the visitor centre, including operation of walking tours of Belfast’s City Cemetery. The following will be required under the contract:
• Operation and management of an accessible public building
• Provision of specialist adult workshops (Genealogy, Archaeology Stone carving,
Biodiversity skills)
• Provision of educational and youth events
• Operation of walking tours of the site & any associated commercial activity
• Marketing and Communications
• Programming events - Although not a requirement of this tender, the successful Bidder will
be encouraged to come forward with their own programming ideas
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Implementation Plan / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Proposed Approach to Service Delivery / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Staff Resourcing, Sub-contractors and Workload Planning / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Marketing and Promotion / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Project Management and Reporting / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 15
Price - Weighting: 35
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
See Schedule 1 of tender documents.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-001612
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
T2540
Title
Provision of a Visitor Centre and Tour Operator for Belfast City Cemetery
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
No tenders received.
Opportunity will be retendered in 2025.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
Country
United Kingdom