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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

LEISTON MARKET SQUARE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT APPOINTMENT

East Suffolk Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:59.

Opportunity overview

Services of an architect for the Leiston Market Square Landscape . this initial phase will focus specifically on the public realm. Scope Secure a detailed design and planning permission for the civic square. Address outline planning requirements for future phases, ensuring the first stage is achievable and fundable. Collaborate with the Lead Architect and other technical specialists including planning, heritage, civil/structural, and utilities. Provide design leadership in the public realm, producing solutions that respond to site-specific challenges and opportunities.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

AREA landscape architects ltd.

Match pending…
Contract value
£44.5k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£53.4k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Blackhouse Studio Pin Mill, Ipswich, UKH14, IP9 1JN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05f1e1
Status
complete
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLPP-1174-BHLX
Name
East Suffolk Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH14
Country
GB
Locality
Woodbridge
Postal Code
IP12 1RT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PLPP-1174-BHLX
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-168659
Name
AREA landscape architects ltd.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH14
Country
GB
Locality
Blackhouse Studio Pin Mill, Ipswich
Postal Code
IP9 1JN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Gatecrasher

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural and related services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-168659
Name
AREA landscape architects ltd.

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
LEISTON MARKET SQUARE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT APPOINTMENT
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
24 Oct 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
44,500
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
53,400

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
27 Oct 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
081095-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
9 Dec 2025, 14:45

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
High-quality, coordinated landscape design
Description
for the public realm of Leiston Market Square that reflects the historic character and identity of the town.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Place-specific landscape solution
Description
hat: Enhance civic life and community use, providing spaces for markets, events, gatherings, and informal social interaction. Embed social value by considering the needs of a diverse range of users, ensuring accessibility, inclusivity, and meaningful community benefit. Demonstrate creativity and contextual sensitivity through interventions in surfacing, planting, lighting, street furniture, and sustainable drainage. Respond to site challenges such as flood risk, biodiversity net gain, and sustainability goals while enhancing the townscape and sense of place. Support longer-term regeneration ambitions, designing a public realm that can evolve and adapt to accommodate future development phases such as community facilities, workspace, or housing.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Collaborative delivery
Description
working closely with IF_DO Architects and other technical specialists (planning,

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Woodbridge · UKH14 · IP12 1RT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05f1e1-2025-12-09T14:45:50ZContract details notice on Find a Tender ·