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ESC Design Code

Buyer: East Suffolk Council →

BuyerEast Suffolk Council
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published6 Mar 2026

What is being bought

East Suffolk Council is seeking to appoint a consultant or team to deliver the Stage 1: Engagement and Insight phase of a new district-wide Design Code. This stage will focus on gathering user insight, testing inclusive engagement methods, and auditing existing policy and guidance to inform the future design code structure.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

ESC Design Code

Statusactive
Value£55,000

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058dc1
Latest release ID020393-2026
Latest release timestampFri Mar 06 2026 13:20:46 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
6 Mar 2026award, contract020393-2026
3 Oct 2025tenderUpdate062048-2025
30 Sept 2025tender060854-2025
26 Aug 2025planningUpdate051265-2025
26 Aug 2025planning051261-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (5 releases)
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26 Aug 2025 · 051265-2025 · planningUpdate
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          {
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          {
            "id": "71410000",
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          },
          {
            "id": "90712000",
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    ],
    "title": "Expressions of Interest for East Suffolk Design Code -Stage 1",
    "value": {
      "amount": 55000,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "amountGross": 66000
    },
    "status": "planning",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
      "scheme": "UKPGA"
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      "name": "East Suffolk Council",
      "roles": [
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        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Woodbridge",
        "postalCode": "IP12 1RT",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
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        "id": "PLPP-1174-BHLX",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Deanne Davidson",
        "email": "procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk"
      }
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  ],
  "language": "en",
  "planning": {
    "documents": [
      {
        "id": "051265-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051265-2025",
        "format": "text/html",
        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "datePublished": "2025-08-26T13:36:48+01:00"
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        "id": "engagement",
        "type": "engagement",
        "status": "scheduled",
        "dueDate": "2025-09-10T23:59:59+01:00",
        "description": "Please email your EOI to procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk with the title 'EOI - ESC Design Code -Stage 1'\nPlease include:\nCompany Name\nContact details, telephone, address, email address\nCompany webpage (if applicable)\nFurther detail will then be sent to you regarding the project and expected timescales etc"
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26 Aug 2025 · 051261-2025 · planning
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      "currency": "GBP",
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    "status": "planning",
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      "scheme": "UKPGA"
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