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# Belfast Stories – Operational assurance review

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/belfast-stories-operational-assurance-review-ocds-h6vhtk-06a0f0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Belfast City Council: "Belfast Stories – Operational assurance review". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £50,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Belfast City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/belfast-city-council-ons-n09000003)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £50,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building and facilities management services, Building services consultancy services, Business analysis consultancy services, Management-related services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/belfast-stories-operational-assurance-review-ocds-h6vhtk-06a0f0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06a0f0`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/belfast-stories-operational-assurance-review-ocds-h6vhtk-06a0f0#tl-md)

## Description
Belfast Stories is a flagship city centre development intended to establish a new anchor destination for Belfast and support the next phase of growth in the city’s visitor and creative economy. Supported by investment from the Belfast Region City Deal and Belfast City Council, the project brings together a high-quality public space, a visitor attraction and a creative hub within a single, integrated destination, designed to increase footfall, extend dwell time and support economic, social and cultural regeneration across the Belfast City Region. The main visitor exhibition will be made up of four interconnected galleries communicating the spirit of the city. There will be three screen auditoria and there are plans for an indoor studio to showcase locally produced work and international content, reflecting the importance of the screen industries to Belfast’s success – past, present and future.
There will be a creative hub with a range of spaces to support an ever-developing programme of activities through which we will gather and share stories – the ‘story engine’. It will be a place to meet, learn and collaborate and will provide opportunities for participants from Belfast and beyond to get involved. There will be two cafés / food and drink outlets and a small retail offering celebrating and showcasing local produce. The main public spaces will be a central covered courtyard at ground level and a rooftop garden. Indoor public spaces will also be included at every level in the building. The project funding has been secured, and plans are to open in 2030. For more information go to www.belfastcity.gov.uk/belfaststories
Belfast City Council is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement in advance of a potential future procurement for specialist consultancy support to undertake an operational readiness review.  
The anticipated commission is intended to use the current RIBA stage 3 design as the principal reference point against which the assumptions underpinning the business case can be reviewed, challenged and refined.
This is not intended to be a commission to appoint a future operator, nor to prepare a final operator-led business plan. Rather, the purpose is to undertake an independent review to determine whether the assumptions informing the business case are realistic when tested against the practical realities of operating a destination of this scale and complexity based on the current design.
This includes both a review of how the building could be operated when built and if the business is viable based on the assumptions made in the Outline Business Case (OBC) in relation to income and expenditure projections. 
The Council expects that this commission will require a multidisciplinary team with relevant expertise across cultural and visitor attraction operations, venue and event management, commercial operations, facilities management, business planning and financial modelling.
The project is currently at RIBA stage 3. As the design develops, ...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/belfast-stories-operational-assurance-review-ocds-h6vhtk-06a0f0)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 71315210, 72221000, 79420000, 79993000

- **Contract Period:** 20/06/2026 to 30/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F047774-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-22T11:13:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:07:00.234Z
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