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Published 6 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Belfast Stories – Story Engine

Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected 16 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsstarts 1 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Belfast Stories is seeking to procure an experienced supplier to design, build and support a digital platform known as the ‘Stories Engine’ that supports:

• Story collection and preservation

• Community participation

• Archive integration

• Search and discovery

• Information management including consent and participation considerations

• Governance on data management

• Public access points and satellite opportunities

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Programming services of packaged software products · Software development services · Web server software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 2 yrs
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 — 31 Jan 2029 (2 yrs)Delivery: UK
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support72210000 Programming services of packaged software products72212222 Web server software development services72262000 Software development services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
6 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
Last source update
6 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 31 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportProgramming services of packaged software productsSoftware development servicesWeb server software development services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0781f6

How it was run

Submission deadline
10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    6 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 10 days
    16 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 35 days
    10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected byin 117 days
    31 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 117 days
    1 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    6 Oct 2026, 16:00 BSTUK3

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Belfast City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PQXY-5321-CGZM 9-21 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8DJ

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure