Official UK procurement notice
T2540a - Belfast City Cemetery Visitor Centre and Tour Operator (And associated activities)
Authority: Belfast City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBelfast City Council requires an organisation, or collective of organisations, or individuals to work with the Council to promote and operate the visitor centre at the City Cemetery. This includes operation of walking tours, provision of specialist adult workshops, and provision of educational and youth tours.
- No preliminary market engagement: PME was carried out under the previous tender T2540 in 2024/25 (Notice: 2024/S 000-029268) It was decided that another round of PME was not required for the re-tender as the market has not changed and there hasn’t been a significant amount of time since the previous tender was published (Feb/March 2025).
CPV: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£345,000
- Economic & financial standing
Modern Slavery Statement.
GDPR Compliance.
Safeguarding.
Insurances.
Financial Standing.
See tender documents for further information.
- Technical & professional ability
Previous Company Experience.
H&S Management System.
Social Value Procurement Policy - Organisational Behaviours.
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What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Implementation Plan: 10%
- Proposed Approach to Service Delivery: 10%
- Staff Resourcing, Sub-contractors and Workload Planning: 10%
- Marketing and Promotion: 10%
- Project Management and Reporting: 10%
- Cost: 35%
- Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (7)
- Implementation Plan
- Proposed Approach to Service Delivery
- Staff Resourcing, Sub-contractors and Workload Planning
- Marketing and Promotion
- Project Management and Reporting
- Cost
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Modern Slavery Statement.
GDPR Compliance.
Safeguarding.
Insurances.
Financial Standing.
See tender documents for further information.
- Technical & professional ability
Previous Company Experience.
H&S Management System.
Social Value Procurement Policy - Organisational Behaviours.
See tender documents for further information.
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Jun 2025, 09:52 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
T2540a- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030103- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05433cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Jun 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published5 Jun 2025, 09:52 BST
- Clarification questions by2 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline9 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by4 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent7 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published7 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
- Standstill ends18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2025- Tender notice published5 Jun 2025, 09:52 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2025, 09:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2025, 09:49 BST
- Contract signature expected19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crumlin Road Gaol LtdSME1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 | £413,580 inc. VAT | 7 Aug 2025standstill to 18 Aug 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Crumlin Road GaolAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender