Official UK procurement notice
Leasing Sustainability & Supply Chain Advisor (Marine) Framework Agreement
Authority: The Crown Estate (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Leasing Sustainability & Supply Chain Advisor is responsible for advising The Crown Estate (TCE) in relation to all the sustainability and supply chain aspects of any future offshore wind leasing round and tender process (across social value, nature, net zero and supply chain).
Additionally, if required, the Leasing Sustainability & Supply Chain Advisor will offer advisory services across the areas of social value, nature, net zero and supply chain, to other marine sectors.
The Leasing Sustainability & Supply Chain Advisor will support TCE in the areas listed below, we are looking to procure the Leasing Sustainability & Supply Chain Advisor on a framework agreement and will therefore agree specific services throughout the duration of the contract.
- Sustainability & Supply Chain Advisory Support
- Tender Sustainability & Supply Chain Support
- Additional Resource
- How the procedure runs: We are down selecting at PSQ Stage to limit supplier to go into ITT Stage
- No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary Market engagement was undertaken pre PA2023. At that stage, it was unknown if a tender procedure was going to be undertaken.
CPV: Marine services · Offshore services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids received · 5 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 30 Jul 2025
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,200,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Pass/Fail Questions
- Weighted Questions
- “Leasing Sustainability & Supply Chain Advisor (Marine) Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Mar 2025, 18:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 30 Jan 2026, 14:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 May 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010039- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eecdFind a Tender
- How it runs
We are down selecting at PSQ Stage to limit supplier to go into ITT Stage
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please see the timelines in Project brief ,Submission deadline is by 17:00 on 08/04/2025.
Timeline
18 Mar 2025 → 10 Feb 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published18 Mar 2025, 18:10 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown12 Apr 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts30 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent268 days ago30 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published267 days ago30 Jan 2026, 14:02 GMT
- Standstill ends256 days ago10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2025- Tender notice published18 Mar 2025, 18:10 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Jan 2026, 14:02 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Jan 2026, 14:02 GMT
- Contract signature expected11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baringa Partners, Deliotte LLP, GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP, Guidehouse Europe Limited, OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED25 Feb 2026 – 24 Feb 2029 · up to 23 Feb 2030Extensions: Three (3) year framework with the option to extend for an additional one (1) year. | £1,200,000 | 30 Jan 2026standstill to 10 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- BARINGA PARTNERS LLPFramework contractor
- DELOITTE LLPFramework contractor
- GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLPFramework contractor
- GUIDEHOUSE EUROPE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Please sign in and create your account in Sourcedogg. Once SourceDogg is accessed then please search for Requests 67464
- Technical specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender