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In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£1,500,000

Belfast Stories Experience Design Team

Published
Published 20 February 2026
Deadline
Closed 24 March 2026

Overview

The purpose of this procurement process is to successfully appoint an Experience Design Team (“EDT” or “Designer”) for the Belfast Stories Project. An interpretive masterplan has been previously completed along with a concept design to RIBA stage 2. This procurement process is to appoint a team to take the existing interpretive masterplan and concept design and develop them further from RIBA stages 3 to 7. The overarching interpretive framework is critical to ensuring that the concept of Belfast Stories is fully integrated across all elements of the project including but not limited to the main exhibition. The exhibition design and its content will be central to delivering an excellent visitor experience and maximising connectivity across the site and into the city. The Experience Design Team (EDT), is to lead and manage the EDT. The EDT shall include the DTM disciplines of Interpretative Planner, Exhibition Designer, Visitor Experience Consultant and Curator and shall also include, but is not limited to, Digital Design Engineers, Specialist Lighting and Sound Designers & Engineers , Specialist Display Structural Designers & Engineers, Specialist Display Mechanical and Electrical Designers & Engineers, Digital Lead, Graphic Designer, Specialist Curatorial Team Building Information Modelling (BIM) Designer.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£1,500,000
Procedure
Open
Published
20 February 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Architectural design servicesArchitectural services for buildingsMuseum-exhibition services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£1,736,159
Award date
15 July 2026
Contract period
29 June 2026 → 30 June 2031
Winner
  • Ralph Appelbaum Associates

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    24 July 2026

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  2. Contract Notice

    20 February 2026

    View notice ↗

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Awarded: Belfast Stories Experience Design Team — won by Ralph Appelbaum Associates — Skim