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Summary

OCID:: ocds-h6vhtk-049a68
Published by:: Belfast City Council
Authority ID:: AA20440
Publication date:: 19 May 2025
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Contract Award Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

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.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Belfast City Council

9-21 Adelaide Street

Belfast

BT2 8DJ

E-mail: cps@belfastcity.gov.uk

NUTS: UKN06

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.belfastcity.gov.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

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

Reference number: T2540

II.1.2) Main CPV code

92000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

98000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKN06

Main site or place of performance:

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

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

• 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

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Implementation Plan / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Proposed Approach to Service Delivery / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Staff Resourcing, Sub-contractors and Workload Planning / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Marketing and Promotion / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Project Management and Reporting / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion: Social Value / Weighting: 15

Price / Weighting: 35

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

See Schedule 1 of tender documents.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2025/S 000-001612

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: T2540

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

A contract/lot is awarded: No

V.1 Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

No tenders received.

Opportunity will be retendered in 2025.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Chichester Street