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PURCON 5048B Ziggurat Design Consultation Services

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

07 Aug 2026 at 15:56

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

07 Oct 2025 at 17:08

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of East Anglia commissioned architectural, engineering and planning services to bring its closed Grade 2* listed Ziggurat buildings back into use with a feasible future use for at least 50 years. The requirement covered two service areas: refurbishment of the existing buildings, and development of a wider proposal for the buildings. The selected development proposal is intended to support concept designs and services up to RIBA Stage 3, including applications for Full Planning and Listed Building Consent where required. The work is for the Ziggurat buildings at the University’s Norwich site. The procurement was divided between refurbishment of the existing buildings and development proposals, with the latter awarded to Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Limited, an SME architectural practice.

The procurement is complete following an open, two-stage competitive flexible procedure involving dialogue and negotiation. Submissions closed on 2 December 2025 at 17:00, with the award period ending on 30 June 2026. Lot 2, Development Proposal, was awarded to Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Limited on 7 August 2026 for £1.4 million gross. A standstill period runs until 19 August 2026; the planned signature date is 30 September 2026. The contract is scheduled from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, with possible extension to 30 September 2029 if the overarching construction project proceeds. Lot 1 covered refurbishment of existing buildings only. Its recorded tender and lot values were £0 gross, while Lot 2’s recorded tender and lot value was also £0 gross. Lot 2 was evaluated on quality at 70% and commercial approach, including affordability and return on investment, at 30%.

This procurement indicates demand from the University of East Anglia for specialist architectural teams able to work with complex, listed university buildings and develop credible long-term reuse proposals. A competing supplier would need conservation and heritage-design capability, experience preparing concept designs and RIBA Stage 3 information, and the technical ability to support planning and listed-building consent applications. The requirement also favours teams that can combine design quality with a commercially credible approach, demonstrating affordability and potential return on investment. Experience of developing viable future uses, working through dialogue and negotiation, and coordinating architectural, engineering and planning disciplines would strengthen a future response. The awarded supplier’s SME status shows that a suitably capable smaller practice can compete, provided it can demonstrate the necessary expertise, capacity and delivery team for a substantial regeneration project.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PURCON 5048B Ziggurat Design Consultation Services

Notice Description

The University of East Anglia invited submissions from design teams interested in developing proposals to bring the closed iconic Grade 2* listed Ziggurat buildings back to life with a feasible and viable future use for at least the next 50 years. This award follows a design competition format, with a first stage open to all interested suppliers from which the designers or design teams for up to a revised four from three of the submissions were invited to progress to the second phase to develop their initial high-level proposals into concept designs and submit a tender to provide up to RIBA Stage 3 Design services to enable the submission of Full Planning and Listed Building Consent applications (where applicable). An honorarium payment of PS10,000 (+ VAT) will be provided to each selected designer or design team invited to progress to Stage 2 of the Invitation to Tender, to assist with the cost of their Stage 2 submission. The advertised contractual value is representative of the potential overall opportunity, pending development of a broader and overarching construction programme/project to address the refurbishment of the Ziggurat structures.

Lot Information

LOT 1- Refurbishment of Existing Buildings Only

Renewal: Discretional and pending progression of associated projects.

LOT 2- Development Proposal

Renewal: Discretional and pending progression of associated projects.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a9ee
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075419-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

45212350 - Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest

45212400 - Accommodation and restaurant buildings

71200000 - Architectural and related services

71220000 - Architectural design services

71221000 - Architectural services for buildings

71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,400,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
2 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active, Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR4 7TJ
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
University
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALLFORD HALL MONAGHAN MORRIS LIMITED

Further Information

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