Region Hovedstaden and Novo Nordisk Fonden have a common vision to ensure patients with diabetes can be offered a treatment of international class. Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen is preliminary estimated to agross area of approx. 18 000 m2 plus a basement parking, and should be able to embrace approx. 11-13 000 patients plus 330 full time employes in 2020. The centre should contain clinics to patients in all ages, research facilities, plus health promoting and education activities addressed to the entire Region Hovedstaden. It is expected that the participants in the design contest will be invited to participate in the end of June 2016 and that the invited 5 participants shall submit their projects in October 2016. The jury will rank the projects and expect to publish the result in December 2016 and the contracting authority intends to award a subsequent service contract pursuant to § 82 in the Danish Procurement Act.