Planning

UEA Ziggurats Design

  • UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-051711

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-058ed9

Published 27 August 2025, 4:26pm



Scope

Reference

PURCON 5048

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.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 August 2026 to 1 January 2027
  • Possible extension to 1 August 2029
  • 3 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71200000 - Architectural and related services

Contract locations

  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Engagement

Engagement deadline

29 September 2025

Engagement process description

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.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 October 2025


Contracting authority

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

  • Companies House: RC000651
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCCY-8551-ZNDY

Norwich Research Park

Norwich

NR4 7TJ

United Kingdom

Region: UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government