Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 24 Oct 2025, 09:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Marketing Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: The Crown Estate (Public body)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£200,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to STEPLADDER COMMUNICATIONS LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Marketing Services

Stepladder

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

79340000 Advertising and marketing services 79413000 Marketing management consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Oct 2025, 09:50 BST
Last source update: 27 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-007146
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d304 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: The marketing team and procurement
completed a full competitive tender process
in Q1 2025, however, the procurement was
formally cancelled. A further competitive tender shall be run and completed in 2026.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

6 Nov 2025 → 27 Jan 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends352 days ago
6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice published271 days ago
27 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2025

Transparency notice published
24 Oct 2025, 09:50 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
28 Oct 2025, 14:26 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
27 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £200,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 6 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
STEPLADDER COMMUNICATIONS LTD7 Nov 2025 – 6 Nov 2026 · up to 6 May 2027Extensions: Extension option to be used should competitive tender and contracts not be completed within 12 months.	£200,000	13 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · STEPLADDER COMMUNICATIONS LTD
Signed
6 Nov 2025
Value
£200,000
Period
7 Nov 2025 – 6 Nov 2026 · up to 6 May 2027 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Extension option to be used should competitive tender and contracts not be completed within 12 months.
No agreed KPIs: Under threshold

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Crown Estate

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYYN-4743-GYVQ 1 St James Market, London, London, SW1Y 4AHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

STEPLADDER COMMUNICATIONS LTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJBN-2546-BCNZ Cansiron House, Butcherfield Lane, Hartfield, South East, TN7 4LDContact email
Stepladder Communications LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06902920 Cansiron House, Butcherfield Lane, Hartfield, South East, TN7 4LDContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender27 Jan 2026, 14:21 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender28 Oct 2025, 14:26 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender24 Oct 2025, 09:50 BST