Planning

Main Works Contract for Belfast Stories

  • Belfast City Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-031751

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05473b (view related notices)

Published 12 June 2025, 9:42am



Scope

Description

Belfast City Council the sponsoring body (BCC) is currently preparing to initiate a procurement process to establish a contract with a contractor to provide early contractor involvement, and subject to planning and agreement of costs, undertake construction of the Belfast Stories project. The potential scale and scope of this service is such that it offers a significant opportunity to bidders.

Total value (estimated)

  • £70,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £84,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 4 January 2027 to 31 March 2031
  • 4 years, 2 months, 28 days

Main procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

  • 45210000 - Building construction work

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

20 June 2025

Engagement process description

The purpose of this Notice is to notify the market of Belfast City Council's intention to hold a pre-market engagement session with interested parties to inform them of a new procurement opportunity for the delivery of Belfast Stories (which will be put out to tender In September/October of 2025).

The pre-market engagement session will give an overview of Belfast Stories - what it is? what it will deliver? We will also give an overview of the procurement process including an indicative timeline.

The session will be held at the Construction Employers Federation Limited, 143 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 6SX with representatives from Belfast Stories PMO will deliver a briefing presentation. The date of the pre-market engagement session is Monday 23rd June 2025 at 9am to 11.30am

If you are interested in attending the pre-market engagement session, to register, please email BRCD@belfastcity.gov.uk providing the names, email addresses and any dietary or access requirements of those wishing to attend by 5pm, Wednesday 18th June 2025.

Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis, with a maximum of two attendees per organisation.


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

3 October 2025


Contracting authority

Belfast City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQXY-5321-CGZM

9-21 Adelaide Street

Belfast

BT2 8DJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland