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title: "UEA Ziggurats Design"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-058ed9"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA"
published: "2025-08-27"
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# UEA Ziggurats Design

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058ed9

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## Summary

The University of East Anglia is in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "UEA Ziggurats Design," focusing on architectural and related services. This process invites interest for a design competition aimed at providing viable future uses for the university's iconic Ziggurat buildings on its main campus, located at Norwich Research Park in Norwich, UK. A key date in this process is an onsite briefing scheduled for 16 September 2025, with subsequent feedback due by 29 September 2025. The procurement initiative is in the services category and employs the competitive flexible procedure, indicating a structured yet adaptable approach to engaging suppliers.

This tender represents an excellent opportunity for businesses, particularly architectural and design firms, to gain a foothold in the public sector by proposing creative solutions for heritage building use. The procurement is designed to be inclusive, welcoming participation from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The nature of this project favours businesses with innovative design capabilities and those experienced in repurposing historical or unoccupied structures. Success in this tender could lead to significant growth opportunities by enhancing company profiles and securing further work within the public and educational sectors.

## Notice

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.

### Planning Information

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051711-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2026 - 1 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR4 7TJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Norwich |
| Electoral ward | University |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich South |
| Delivery location | TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71200000 - Architectural and related services

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2025 at 15:26 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051711-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051711-2025
  27th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://uea.ac.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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