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Belfast Stories Experience Design Team

The project requires an Experience Design Team to progress an existing interpretive masterplan and concept design from RIBA stage 2 through to completion at stage 7. The scope includes multidisciplinary design services covering exhibition, digital, lighting, sound, structural, and mechanical engineering, alongside curatorial and BIM coordination to ensure full integration across the site.

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Awarded value
£1.7m
As published
Published
20 February 2026
Awarded
16 July 2026
Ralph Appelbaum Associates
Contract length
59 months
Ends 30 June 2031

What the contract covers

Experience design professional services team appointment

Provision of specialist exhibition design, interpretive planning, and visitor experience consultancy services for large-scale cultural and heritage development projects.

  • Develop the existing Belfast Stories interpretive masterplan and concept design from RIBA stages 3 to 7.
  • Integrate the overarching interpretive framework across all elements of the Belfast Stories project, including the main exhibition.
  • Deliver exhibition design and content supporting visitor experience and connectivity across the site and into the city.

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Experience design professional services team appointment
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
60 months
Contract dates
5 August 2026 to 30 June 2031
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Category
Services
CPV codes
71220000, 71221000, 92521100

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Belfast City Council

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Ralph Appelbaum Associates

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/350479/belfast-stories-experience-design-team
Buyer reference
PQQ 4670
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06593c
Last checked
5 November 2026

Belfast City Council. Belfast Stories Experience Design Team. Contract award, 20 February 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/350479/belfast-stories-experience-design-team (accessed 5 November 2026).