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Provision of a Visitor Centre and Tour Operator for Belfast City Cemetery

Belfast City Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:47.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV92000000 — Recreational, cultural and sporting services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • 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£195k

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
T2540
Status
unsuccessful
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
Incorrect contract period included in original notice. Should be 36 months instead of 48 months.

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Section
II.2.7

New Value

Text
Duration in months 36

Old Value

Text
Duration in months 48

Bid Opening

Date
17 Feb 2025, 12:05

Address

Street Address
via eSourcing NI

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Expected award period

Starts
17 Feb 2025, 12:05

Tender Period

Ends
17 Feb 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
92000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
180

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
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. 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

Value

Amount
195,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
See Schedule 1 of tender documents.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Implementation Plan
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Name
Proposed Approach to Service Delivery
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 3
Name
Staff Resourcing, Sub-contractors and Workload Planning
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 4
Name
Marketing and Promotion
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 5
Name
Project Management and Reporting
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 6
Name
Social Value
Type
quality
Description
15
Criterion 7
Type
price
Description
35

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,440

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Belfast City Cemetery, 511 Falls Road, Belfast, BT12 6DE.

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN06
Entry 2
Region
UKN06
Entry 3
Region
UKN06

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-777
Name
Belfast City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 8DJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
9 - 21 Adelaide Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Belfast City Council

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-5454
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-7575
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT1 3JF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Chichester Street

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-21397
Name
Belfast City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT2 8DJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
9-21 Adelaide Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Belfast City Council

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
021603-2025-T2540-1
Title
Provision of a Visitor Centre and Tour Operator for Belfast City Cemetery
Status
unsuccessful
Status Details
unsuccessful

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT2 8DJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN06

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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