The Council requires an upgrade to the current Content Management System provided by Professional Granite Consulting LTD to ensure continued use and to meet the operational requirement to create, edit, organise, and publish content on Council websites. The system provides the structure for managing text, images, videos, and other digital assets.
The current Content Management System is no longer supported post December 2026 and a migration to a different platform is required. Removal of maintenance, support and upgrades post December 2026 poses a significant security and reputational risk to the organisation.
The contract period for this contract is four (4) years due to the financial investment required for the upgrade of the Content Managment System and to enable the Council to carry out a full appraisal of the requirement and a long term plan for the future.
This project contributes to the implementation of the Thriving and Peaceful Communities theme under the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan. To create at least five pieces of original cross community, bottom up and professional artist facilitated pieces of work, through four collaborative projects across the city, each on a North, South, East and West basis.
Each project will comprise two cross community pairings linking two similar arts genres. It will include capacity building, arts facilitation and skills development for the future. The fifth project will involve the capturing the live story line to produce a short documentary at the close of the 4 projects.
Overall, the projects will showcase the diversity of cultures and heritage across the City, will explore different narratives expressed through different art forms/ genres. Budget £695,744 Participants = 480 (+16 for project 5)
The project forms part of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)
The PEACEPLUS Community Empowerment Programme forms part of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local
Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU
Programmes Body (SEUPB).
This contract contributes to the implementation of the Thriving and Peaceful Communities theme of
the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan.
Thriving and peaceful communities are defined by people with high levels of individual wellbeing;
who manage strong relationships and connections; and are empowered to lead targeted and
transformative programmes.
This theme will invest in cross-community collaboration to:
i. Jointly identify issues and opportunities in their areas; and
ii. Co-develop collaborative projects to address these and bring about positive change in their
communities.
It will build and sustain relationships between people from different communities, across a wide
range of sectors.
The Programme will result in an increased number of coordinated, community led responses to
challenges in areas which experience high levels of economic and social disadvantage.
This contract is for the development and delivery of a transformational youth empowerment
programme across 4 different age groups – Inspiring Future Belfast.
The focus is to enable young people to become Ambassadors for Peace in their communities and
beyond with the goal of promoting and understanding peace and Inspiring Future Belfast.
The project will be delivered across 4 Lots aligned with the 4 strands of activity.
Lot 1
9-12 year olds (Juniors) – 1500 young people developing friendships and understanding of diversity
through fun/life skills activity (24 contact hours).
Lot 2
12-15 year olds (Intermediate) - 350 young people undertaking activity focusing on relationship
building, life skills, leadership including an action learning element (52 contact hours).
Lot 3
16-18 year olds (Seniors) – 160 young people engaging in citizenship intervention approach that
includes education & training in good relations, diversity, as well as activity focusing on life skills,
youth leadership, volunteering, and action learning (80 contact hours (100 hours if include
residential setting).
Lot 4
19-25 year olds (Young Adults) – 96 Young Adults engaging in a targeted cross community project
focusing on building capacity of the young adults to develop as peer leaders in communities and help promote peacebuilding
This ITT was issued by the Council in connection with a competitive procurement being conducted in accordance with the Regulations.
The Council invited Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced economic operators ‘Bidders’ for the supply of electricity, who hold a valid supply licence as issued by the Utility Regulator.
The ITT set out the information which was required by the Council to assess the suitability of Bidders' experience, organisational and financial standing to meet the ITT requirement. In addition to this, quality, social value, and pricing proposals were also assessed before any contract award was made.
This project contributes to the implementation of the Thriving and Peaceful Communities theme under the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan. This contract is for the development and delivery of a sports programme across 4 pillars that aims to promote positive change through sport and community engagement.
Pillar 1 – Connecting Communities through Leadership
Pillar 2 – Connecting Communities through Community Activity/Participation
Pillar 3 – Mentoring
Pillar 4 – Research
The project will engage with 1,600 participants from different communities to improve relations through sport. It will facilitate citywide collaborative working between sports clubs, community organisations & schools in neighbouring communities. Through the provision of training, it will educate & upskill clubs to ensure an inclusive & welcoming environment for young people from all sides of the divide.
The project forms part of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)
The PEACEPLUS Multiculturalism to Interculturalism project forms parts of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). This contract contributes to the implementation of the Celebrating Cultures and Diversity theme of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan.
The Multiculturalism to Interculturalism project will be tendered through 4 Lots, aligned to the strands of the project.
Strand 1 (Lot 1): Community Language and Cultural Access Programme – to highlight the indigenous linguistic heritage and new languages that are present within Belfast on a cross community basis through Irish Language and Ulster Scots Heritage project and New Languages Programme.
Strand 2 (Lot 2): Cultural Spaces Programme to increase awareness of community capacity within and cross community engagement in the different culturally significant spaces across Belfast through inter community connected neighbourhood and citywide venues leadership, capacity building and activities programme.
Strand 3 (Lot 3): Festivals and Flagship Events Programme to help flagship events become more accessible to all. This will include capacity building programme, a Flagship events cultural connector programme and a marching in step to different tunes / fusion of Belfast Sounds Programme.
Strand 4 (Lot 4): Culture and Built Heritage Programme – to develop and enhance public space availability, usage and capacity, including showcasing our historical built environment, walking tour including maritime heritage elements, events in vacant spaces across Belfast, and an intercultural burial traditions graveyard animation programme.
The project is for the provision of the full refurbishment and fitout of the Strand Arts Centre, Holywood Road, Belfast, to ensure modern building standards can be achieved and that the cinema is fit for purpose to meet current demand for workshops and live performances.
The project will focus on restoring the building to a suitable standard and increasing levels of accessibility, to include:
• Structural repair works.
• Redevelopment of entrance to ensure all screens can be accessed from the same level and the space can be utilised for other services including a café and bar on ground floor.
• Provision of a lift to allow appropriate access to all facilities for all members of the public.
• Provision of a full M & E services upgrade.
• Full refurbishment and upgrade of all cinema screens, theatres, workshop areas, circulation areas, toilets and management/office spaces
• Provision of a “pop-up” bar area
• Delivery of a high-quality Interpretative/exhibition Fitout
The contract period is estimated to be between 15 - 18 months depending on the final Scope of works.
The ITT issued by the Council in connection with a competitive procurement being conducted in accordance with the Regulations.
The Council invited Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced economic operators ‘Bidders’ for the provision of routine inspection, maintenance, and repairs of roll on/roll off containers and compactors.
The ITT set out the information which was required by the Council to assess the suitability of Bidders' experience, organisational and financial standing to meet the ITT requirement. In addition to this, quality, social value, and pricing proposals were also assessed before the contract award was made.
Cathedral Gardens is a strategically important public open space in the heart of Belfast City Centre. With the recent development of Ulster University, Cathedral Gardens is now part of an exciting, rapidly developing area of Belfast City Centre. St Anne’s Cathedral, a listed building, lies south of the site across Academy Street.
The existing site is a predominantly hard aging, civic space comprising the following: established trees and raised garden beds; seating integrated into low concrete retaining walls; and open paved surfaces of varied materials which have been repaired and altered over time.
The project is for the provision of the redevelopment of the existing Cathedral Gardens area of Belfast. The project is a public realm environmental improvement scheme and aims to provide Belfast City Centre with an innovative, multifunctional, and digitally driven vision for Cathedral Gardens. Cathedral Gardens is a key area of public open space located next to Ulster University, Writer’s Square, and St Anne’s Cathedral.
Redevelopment of the site will include but is not limited to;
• Site clearance;
• Demolition including the breakout and removal of concrete;
• Decommissioning and infill of existing underground tank and plantroom;
• Isolation and disconnection of NIE metered supply, lighting columns;
• Tree protection and felling works;
• Site preparation works, adjusting existing levels to formation level;
• Soil remediation including capping works to soft landscaped areas and testing of incoming material to soft landscaped areas;
• Validation and verification of land remedial works;
• Ground investigation works;
• Hard and soft landscaping including drainage, ducting, paving, porous asphalt, kerbing, edging, planters, pre-cast concrete, planting shrubbery, trees and pleached trees complete with watering and aeration system, rootball cradles, grass turfing, street furniture, decorative boulders, and boundary treatment works;
• Retaining walls;
• SuDs tree pits and rain garden;
• Foundations;
• An interactive lighting experience including associated controls, remote and wireless connectivity, data cabling, network links, lighting control strategy including third party control, licences, commissioning, training, operation manual and after-care. Lighting in the form of catenary lighting on feature columns, including a canopy covered interactive digital play zone and projector provision for digital art displays;
• CCTV system including fold down CCTV camera towers;
• Ducting, cable chambers, feeder pillars including NIE connection, meter and switchgear including testing and commissioning;
• Liaising with statutory authorities including NIE, DfI
• Flood lighting and feature lighting including slip rated ground recessed lighting, bollard lighting, up-light and down-light fittings;
• A public plaza capable of accommodating small to modestly sized events with pop-up electrical services for vendors to connect to;
• An urban forest / woodland garden area to function as a quiet place and to promote wildlife;
• A lawn area next to the university to soften this urban environment and complement university café culture;
• A Blitz memorial to commemorate this WWII tragedy; and
• Retention of Rinty Monaghan statue.
The Ex Politically Motivated Prisoners Programme will build, improve and sustain relationships between and within communities through the engagement of the former political ex-prisoner community in this initiative. This will be achieved by increasing the capacity and well-being of participants to be positively active within their communities and between neighbouring communities. It will also support families of the former political ex-prisoner community to express their story to challenge and change perceptions of what life was like during the period of the conflict.
The programmes within this initiative will increase knowledge and understanding of individual and collective history and heritage through supporting those who were directly involved in the conflict and their families to speak about their experiences.
There will be 3 separate, but related elements to this programme:
• A programme to improve the welfare and health & well-being of former politically motivated prisoners.
o 225 Participants
• A programme of interactive engagement activities that will assist in the consolidation of the welfare
and health & well-being actions delivered in conjunction with a programme that engages the families of
former politically motivated prisoners.
o 460 Participants
• Practical initiatives to support the inclusion, participation and equality of former politically motivated
prisoners, such as advocacy, lobbying, documenting and raising cases where goods or services to former
politically motivated prisoners and/or their families are refused, in cases involving employers, insurance
providers, or the issuing of travel rights.
o 65 Participants
It is envisaged that an advisory group comprised of those groups involved in the planning phase of this project would oversee the development and delivery of the overall project throughout the delivery phase.
The project will engage 750 participants from different communities from across the city, with 150 wider participants engaged. The allocated budget for this project is £493,006 (excluding VAT). The Contract shall be effective from the date of award until December 2027.
This project forms parts of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action Plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
Belfast City Council invites expressions of interest ‘EOIs’ from suitably qualified and experienced providers ‘Bidders’ for the provision of a campsite for the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann event in Belfast City in August 2026.
Bidders are asked to email their EOI to cps@belfastcity.gov.uk no later than Friday 28th November 2025.
Upon receipt of your EOI, Bidders will be issued a Project Brief document setting out the requirement in more detail and will be asked to re-confirm that they are still interested in participating in the procurement exercise following consideration of the Project Brief.
Bidders who re-confirm their interest in line with the instructions set out in the Project Brief will then be added to a list select Bidders who will then be involved in further stages of the procurement. Further stages are yet to be determined and may be dictated by the level of interest from the market but at this stage will likely include:
Stage 1 – Engagement with interested Bidders to better under capability and capacity to help scope the requirement
Stage 2 – A competitive tendering stage
The purpose of this contract is to appoint a specialist contractor to conduct planned preventative maintenance (PPM) along with reactive, remedial, and emergency repairs on existing high level lighting systems.
The contract will also include a schedule of labour rates and material on costs etc for the supply & installation, repair works, upgrades of high-level lighting systems and associated parts and accessories.
The duration of the contract will be for one year with the option to extend to a further three years following contract evaluation (on a year-by-year basis). The extension will only be granted on satisfactory performance by the contractor and the discretion of the BCC maintenance unit and BCC compliance unit, this will be done through KPI analysis.
The Contractor must ensure that at the time of tender to have visited the sites, if required, to conduct a site survey to ascertain the condition of the existing systems as no claims on the want of knowledge shall be considered.
It should be noted that the council reserve the right to add or omit any properties throughout the duration of the contract.
This contract is for a Collaborative cross-community Language and Cultural Access Project to be delivered across the city. This will highlight the indigenous linguistic heritage and new languages that are present within Belfast, on a cross community basis, through an Irish Language and Ulster-Scots Heritage Project and a New Languages Programme. Budget £270055. Participants = 1110 (plus minimum 650 wider participants). The PEACEPLUS Collaborative Cross community Language and Cultural Access Project forms part of the wider From Multiculturalism to Interculturalism Project and contributes to the implementation of the Belfast PEACEPLUS Local Community Action plan, which is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)
Belfast City Council invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced economic operators ‘Bidders’ for the provision of a production management service.
This ITT sets out the information which is required by the Council to assess the suitability of Bidders' legal and financial capacity and technical ability ‘Conditions of Participation’ to meet the ITT
The Council requires an upgrade to the current Content Management System provided by Professional Granite Consulting LTD to ensure continued use and to meet the operational requirement to create, edit, organise, and publish content on Council websites. The system provides the structure for managing text, images, videos, and other digital assets.
The current Content Management System is no longer supported post December 2026 and a migration to a different platform is required. Removal of maintenance, support and upgrades post December 2026 poses a significant security and reputational risk to the organisation.
The contract period for this contract is four (4) years due to the financial investment required for the upgrade of the Content Managment System and to enable the Council to carry out a full appraisal of the requirement and a long term plan for the future.
Notification of award of contract by Belfast City Council ("the Council") for the provision of strategic oversight and support for complex live an community planning.
The Council wishes to appoint an authorised Contractor to transport waste from Belfast City Council's Recycling Centre’s, Civic amenity sites, Parks and Cleansing sites, Duncrue Complex, the Zoo and other Council premises as required to the Councils Waste Transfer Station or onward to other contractors for further treatment.
We also require a contractor to provide a range of skip containers to various council sites and facilities for long and short-term hire when required.