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    ContractsBelfast Stories Project - Experience Design Team Appointment
    Awarded contract

    Belfast Stories Project - Experience Design Team Appointment

    Awarded
    £1.7m
    Published 24 Jul 2026

    Appointment of a multi-disciplinary Experience Design Team to complete detailed design and documentation for the Belfast Stories Project visitor experience and exhibition.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· Northern IrelandPublished 24 Jul 2026· 3 weeks agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £1.7m
    Published 24 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,736,159
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      Northern Ireland

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • RA
      Ralph Appelbaum Associates
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 weeks ago.

    24 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This procurement process seeks to appoint a multi-disciplinary Experience Design Team (EDT) to advance the Belfast Stories Project from detailed design through to construction documentation (RIBA stages 3-7). Building on a completed interpretive masterplan and concept design, the EDT will develop a comprehensive visitor experience that integrates the Belfast Stories interpretive framework across all project elements, with particular focus on exhibition design and content. The team will lead the creation of an engaging exhibition that maximizes visitor connectivity throughout the site and into the city. The EDT must comprise core disciplines including Interpretative Planner, Exhibition Designer, Visitor Experience Consultant, and Curator, supplemented by specialists in digital design, lighting and sound, structural and mechanical/electrical engineering for displays, graphic design, curation, and BIM modelling. The successful appointment will manage the entire design team and deliver an excellent visitor experience through integrated interpretive design and innovative exhibition solutions.

    Track record

    2 awards · 2 winners
    Open panel

    Mostly framework call-offs rather than head-to-head competition.

    In engineering, BELFAST CITY COUNCIL has awarded 2 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Ralph Appelbaum Associates1× · 50%
    2. DORAN CONSULTING1× · 50%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06593c
    BC
    Buyer
    BELFAST CITY COUNCIL
    Sector
    Engineering