UEA Ziggurats Design · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)

ServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 5 moends 1 Jan 2027 · up to 1 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This preliminary market engagement is intended to engage interest and seek feedback on an intended approach to market, provisionally under the competitive flexible procedure, to engage architectural and design suppliers in a design competition for proposals to provide viable future use for the UEA's Ziggurat buildings which are currently unoccupied.

CPV: Architectural and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 moSME

Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 (5 mo) · up to 1 Aug 2029 with extensions

Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

71200000 Architectural and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Aug 2025, 16:26 BST
Last source update: 27 Aug 2025, 16:26 BST
Authority reference: PURCON 5048
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-051711
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Architectural and related services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058ed9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

27 Aug 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
27 Aug 2025, 16:26 BST
Market engagement393 days ago
29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
The University is using this pre market engagement notice to:
1. Highlight the pending opportunity to bid for a design competition relating to providing a viable future use for the Ziggurat Buildings on UEA main campus;
2. Invite all interested parties to attend an onsite briefing on 16/09/2025 to receive further information and receive a visit to the Ziggurat buildings. The presentation elements will be made available online should supplier be unable to attend in person;
3. highlight the opportunity to provide feedback via a follow up questionnaire.
Requests to attend should be made to philip.page@uea.ac.uk and c.bradsworth@uea.ac.uk.
Tender notice expected391 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts88 days ago
1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
27 Aug 2025, 16:26 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000651 · GB-PPON: PCCY-8551-ZNDY Norwich Research Park, Norwich, East of England, NR4 7TJContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender27 Aug 2025, 16:26 BST