Planning

PURCON 5063A Sainsbury Centre Art Collection Valuation - Pre-Market Engagement

  • UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-064190

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05acc5

Published 10 October 2025, 1:54pm



Scope

Description

The University of East Anglia Is inviting potential suppliers to contribute to a pre-market engagement exercise relating to the potential valuation of the collection at the Sainsbury Centre. The University is interested to better understand the market, its capacity and appropriate methods for a potential valuation of the full collection. The purpose of the possible valuation is ensure the stated value of the collection is accurate and up to date for financial and accounting purposes.

Please note that this is a pre market engagement exercise and that no contract will be awarded due to response to this exercise.

Please also note that University is not undertaking this exercise with a view to sale of any items in the collection.

The University of East Anglia is inviting comment to help its preparations for an approach to market later in Autumn 2025.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 31 January 2026 to 30 June 2026
  • 5 months, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 92521000 - Museum services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

24 October 2025

Engagement process description

questionnaire published linked to this notice.

Please register and login to the University's Intend tendering portal to access the questionnaire.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofeastanglia/aspx/Home


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 November 2025


Contracting authority

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

  • Companies House: RC000651

Norwich Research Park

Norwich

NR4 7TJ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Rob Bloomer

Email: r.bloomer@uea.ac.uk

Website: http://uea.ac.uk

Region: UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government