The Crown Estate (TCE) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Capital Projects Multidisciplinary Consultancy Services Framework Agreement. The framework will provide a compliant and consistent route to market for professional consultancy services to support planned and emerging capital project requirements across TCE’s London Commercial, London Residential and Regional portfolios. Published lot titles: Lot 1 - Project Management; Lot 2 – Architecture; Lot 3 – Multi-Disciplinary Design & Engineering; Lot 4 – Other Consultancy Services.

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Crown Estate (TCE) is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Capital Projects Multidisciplinary Consultancy Services Framework Agreement. The framework will provide a compliant and consistent route to market for professional consultancy services to support planned and emerging capital project requirements across TCE’s London Commercial, London Residential and Regional portfolios. The procurement will be conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023.

The framework is divided into four lots. Each lot is made up of sub-lots that reflect portfolio, geography and specialist discipline:

Lot 1 – Project Management: 1A London Commercial Project Management; 1B London Residential Project Management; 1C Regional Project Management.
Lot 2 – Architecture: 2A London Large Commercial; 2B London Small Commercial; 2C London Residential; 2D Regional.
Lot 3 – Multi-Disciplinary Design & Engineering: 3A Structural Engineering; 3B MEP Engineering; 3C Fire Engineering; 3D Sustainability / Environmental Design; 3E Acoustics; 3F Specialist Lighting.
Lot 4 – Other Consultancy Services: 4A Cost Consulting / Quantity Surveying; 4B Building Control; 4C Principal Designer / Health and Safety Consulting; 4D Surveys; 4E Asbestos Consultancy

How the procedure runs: The Crown Estate (TCE) is conducting this procurement using the competitive flexible procedure under section 20(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023 to establish a multi-supplier Capital Projects Multidisciplinary Consultancy Services Framework Agreement. The procedure comprises two principal stages, with presentations forming part of the second stage for specified lots and sub-lots. Stage 1 – Requests to participate, Conditions of Participation and shortlisting Interested suppliers must submit a completed Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and the required supporting responses through In-Tend by the deadline stated in this notice. Suppliers must read Annex 1 – Conditions of Participation (CoP) – Instructions and Guidance, Annex 2 – PSQ workbook and the associated attachments before preparing their submissions. TCE will assess applicable exclusion grounds and debarment status separately from the Conditions of Participation. Suppliers must satisfy all applicable pass/fail requirements for each sub-lot for which they apply. Qualifying suppliers will be assessed against three scored technical ability questions for each selected sub-lot: TA1 – Relevant Experience: 30%. TA2 – Resources and Capacity: 40%. TA3 – Sub-Lot Scope Coverage: 30%. Only suppliers that are not excluded under the Procurement Act 2023 and that meet all applicable pass/fail Conditions of Participation will have their scored questions evaluated. Suppliers meeting all applicable requirements will be ranked separately for each sub-lot by their total weighted score. TCE intends to invite up to seven of the highest-ranked qualifying suppliers per sub-lot to Stage 2. Where seven or fewer suppliers qualify, all qualifying suppliers will be invited. Where TCE considers that the number of qualifying suppliers is insufficient to ensure genuine competition, it may proceed with the qualifying suppliers or take another lawful course of action for that sub-lot, recording its reasons; no minimum standard will be lowered. Ties for the final shortlist position will be resolved by the higher TA2 score, followed by the higher TA3 score. If a tie remains, all suppliers tied for that position will be invited, which may result in more than seven invitations. Stage 1 ranking determines invitations to Stage 2 only, and Stage 1 scores will not carry forward into Stage 2. Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender, evaluation and framework appointment Shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit tenders for the sub-lots for which they have qualified. Tenders will be evaluated against the published award criteria and evaluation methodology. For Lots 1 and 2 and Sub-Lots 3B and 4A, evaluation will comprise Quality/Technical (50%), Commercial/Price (30%), Social Value (10%) and Presentations (10%). For the remaining sub-lots, evaluation will comprise Quality/Technical (55%), Commercial/Price (35%) and Social Value (10%). Clarification responses will not be separately scored. TCE intends to appoint up to five suppliers per sub-lot across all four Lots, subject to sufficient tenders meeting the published requirements; fewer appointments will be made where insufficient eligible suppliers remain. Appointments will be determined by final tender rankings, each supplier’s binding order of preference and the published supplier allocation rules. Appointment to the framework does not guarantee any call-off or volume of work. Participation and appointment limits Suppliers may apply for a maximum of four sub-lots across the framework and must rank their selected sub-lots in a binding order of preference at Stage 1. Qualifying suppliers may progress to Stage 2 for all four selected sub-lots but may normally be appointed to no more than three. The order of preference and the appointment cap are applied only after Stage 2 evaluation and are not Stage 1 scoring criteria. Clarification and award TCE may seek clarification or verification of submissions in accordance with the published procurement documents and applicable law. TCE may refine the award criteria only where permitted by section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023. Any refinement will be made before the Invitation to Tender is issued and will be notified to all shortlisted suppliers in updated procurement documents.

CPV: Architectural and building-surveying services · Architectural and related services · Architectural design services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Architectural, engineering and surveying services · Building consultancy services · Building services · Building services consultancy services · Building surveying services · Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs · Civil engineering consultancy services · +18 more

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Closed framework
Call-offs: call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Framework period: 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 7 Jun 2027

Published description of the framework

Prices will be determined through the rates and pricing schedules submitted by successful suppliers during the framework tender process and incorporated into their framework agreements. The price payable for each call-off contract will be calculated against the defined scope, deliverables and resource requirements using the applicable framework pricing mechanism. Where a further competition is undertaken, suppliers will submit project-specific fee proposals in accordance with the framework’s pricing rules.

Call-off contracts with an estimated total value of up to and including £100,000 excluding VAT, including all options and extensions, may be awarded without further competition using a ranked cascade within the relevant sub-lot. Rankings will be established from the final framework tender evaluation. The highest-ranked supplier will be approached first. Where that supplier cannot accept or fulfil the requirement in accordance with the published cascade rules, the requirement will be offered to the next-ranked eligible supplier, continuing in ranking order. Awards will be made on the core terms established in the framework, without negotiation of those terms.

Call-off contracts exceeding £100,000 excluding VAT, or where the ranked cascade cannot produce an award, will be subject to further competition. All suppliers appointed to the relevant sub-lot and eligible under the framework rules to deliver the requirement will be invited to submit a tender. The invitation will specify the scope, deliverables, programme, pricing requirements, award criteria, weightings and evaluation methodology. The contract will be awarded to the supplier submitting the most advantageous tender against those criteria.

Requirements will not be artificially divided to avoid further competition. Supplier selection will follow the published framework rules and will not use an unpublished “best fit” assessment.

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Project ManagementRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£13,800,000

Lot 1 - Project Management

Lot description

Provision of professional project management consultancy services to support The Crown Estate’s capital projects across its London Commercial, London Residential and Regional portfolios. Services will be commissioned according to the requirements of individual projects and the scope of the relevant sub-lot. This lot excludes Project Management Office (PMO) services, which will be managed separately.

Sub-lots

1A – London Commercial Portfolio

1B – London Residential Portfolio

1C – Regional Portfolio

Contract period: 7 Jun 2027 – 6 Jun 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 7 Jun 2031 with extensionsValue: £13,800,000 exc. VAT · £16,560,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: The Clients reserve the right to extend the Framework Agreement on one occasions, for a period of up to 12 months. Each extension may be exercised by giving the Consultant at least three months’ written notice before expiry of the then-current Contract Term, or such other notice period as may be agreed between the Clients and the Consultant. Any extension notice must comply with the notice provisions of the Framework Agreement. Extensions are optional and are not guaranteed. · The Crown Estate may extend the framework agreement for one separate periods of 12 months, subject to satisfactory supplier performance, continued business need, budget availability, value for money and the necessary governance approvals. Extensions are optional and not automatic, with the total framework duration not exceeding four years (3+1).

71541000 Construction project management services 72224000 Project management consultancy services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate the legal and financial capacity necessary to perform the services for the Lots and Sub-Lots for which they apply. These requirements will be assessed on a pass/fail basis in accordance with Annex 1 – Conditions of Participation – Instructions and Guidance and Annex 2 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
Legal capacity: Suppliers must demonstrate their legal capacity to enter into and perform the relevant contractual obligations and satisfy the applicable legal-capacity and data-protection requirements specified in the PSQ.
Economic and financial standing: Suppliers must satisfy the financial-standing assessment described in section 11 of Annex 1. The minimum turnover requirements are:
Lot 1 – Project Management: £570,833.
Lot 2 – Architecture: £618,750.
Lot 3 – Multi-Disciplinary Design & Engineering: £700,658.
Lot 4 – Other Consultancy Services: £539,773.
The Crown Estate will assess financial standing using the financial information provided and a Dun & Bradstreet assessment, with a benchmark score of 40. A score below 40 will trigger the published equivalent-risk assessment and will not result in automatic failure.
Suppliers must provide the financial evidence specified in the procurement documents. Audited annual accounts will not be required from suppliers that are not legally required to have their accounts audited. Where suppliers rely on another entity to satisfy a financial-capacity requirement, the relevant arrangements and supporting evidence must be provided in accordance with Annex 1 and the PSQ.
Insurance: Suppliers must confirm that they hold, or will obtain by contract award, the required insurance cover: employers’ liability, where applicable, and public liability insurance of £10 million each for any one claim, together with the Sub-Lot-specific professional indemnity cover specified in Tab 2 of the PSQ. Suppliers are not required to purchase or increase contract-specific insurance before award.
Full details of the requirements, evidence, assessment methodology and applicable pass/fail outcomes are provided in Annex 1 and Annex 2, available through the tender portal.

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #2ArchitectureRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£19,800,000

Lot 2 – Architecture

Lot description

Provision of architectural consultancy services to support The Crown Estate’s capital projects across its London Commercial, London Residential and Regional portfolios. The lot is divided into sub-lots reflecting portfolio, location and project scale, including separate provision for large and small London commercial projects. The services required for each commission will be specified in the relevant call-off documents.

Sub-lots

2A – London Large Commercial Architecture

2B – London Small Commercial Architecture

2C – London Residential Architecture

2D – Regional Architecture

Contract period: 7 Jun 2027 – 6 Jun 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 7 Jun 2031 with extensionsValue: £19,800,000 exc. VAT · £23,760,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 71200000 Architectural and related services 71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services 71250000 Architectural, engineering and surveying services 71251000 Architectural and building-surveying services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate the legal and financial capacity necessary to perform the services for the Lots and Sub-Lots for which they apply. These requirements will be assessed on a pass/fail basis in accordance with Annex 1 – Conditions of Participation – Instructions and Guidance and Annex 2 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
Legal capacity: Suppliers must demonstrate their legal capacity to enter into and perform the relevant contractual obligations and satisfy the applicable legal-capacity and data-protection requirements specified in the PSQ.
Economic and financial standing: Suppliers must satisfy the financial-standing assessment described in section 11 of Annex 1. The minimum turnover requirements are:
Lot 1 – Project Management: £570,833.
Lot 2 – Architecture: £618,750.
Lot 3 – Multi-Disciplinary Design & Engineering: £700,658.
Lot 4 – Other Consultancy Services: £539,773.
The Crown Estate will assess financial standing using the financial information provided and a Dun & Bradstreet assessment, with a benchmark score of 40. A score below 40 will trigger the published equivalent-risk assessment and will not result in automatic failure.
Suppliers must provide the financial evidence specified in the procurement documents. Audited annual accounts will not be required from suppliers that are not legally required to have their accounts audited. Where suppliers rely on another entity to satisfy a financial-capacity requirement, the relevant arrangements and supporting evidence must be provided in accordance with Annex 1 and the PSQ.
Insurance: Suppliers must confirm that they hold, or will obtain by contract award, the required insurance cover: employers’ liability, where applicable, and public liability insurance of £10 million each for any one claim, together with the Sub-Lot-specific professional indemnity cover specified in Tab 2 of the PSQ. Suppliers are not required to purchase or increase contract-specific insurance before award.
Full details of the requirements, evidence, assessment methodology and applicable pass/fail outcomes are provided in Annex 1 and Annex 2, available through the tender portal.

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #3Multi-Disciplinary Design & EngineeringRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£21,300,000

Lot 3 – Multi-Disciplinary Design & Engineering

Lot description

Provision of specialist design and engineering consultancy services to support The Crown Estate’s capital projects across its London and Regional portfolios. The lot comprises separately evaluated sub-lots covering structural engineering; mechanical, electrical and public health engineering; fire engineering; sustainability and environmental design; acoustics; and specialist lighting. Appointments and commissions will relate to the relevant specialist sub-lot. Transport planning and highways services are excluded.

Sub-lots

3A - Structural Engineering

3B - MEP Engineering

3C - Fire Engineering

3D - Sustainability

3E - Acoustics

3F - Specialist Lighting

3G - Transport Planning & Highways

Contract period: 7 Jun 2027 – 6 Jun 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 7 Jun 2031 with extensionsValue: £21,300,000 exc. VAT · £25,560,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

45211000 Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses 45211340 Multi-dwelling buildings construction work 45211350 Multi-functional buildings construction work 71220000 Architectural design services 71242000 Project and design preparation, estimation of costs 71320000 Engineering design services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate the legal and financial capacity necessary to perform the services for the Lots and Sub-Lots for which they apply. These requirements will be assessed on a pass/fail basis in accordance with Annex 1 – Conditions of Participation – Instructions and Guidance and Annex 2 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
Legal capacity: Suppliers must demonstrate their legal capacity to enter into and perform the relevant contractual obligations and satisfy the applicable legal-capacity and data-protection requirements specified in the PSQ.
Economic and financial standing: Suppliers must satisfy the financial-standing assessment described in section 11 of Annex 1. The minimum turnover requirements are:
Lot 1 – Project Management: £570,833.
Lot 2 – Architecture: £618,750.
Lot 3 – Multi-Disciplinary Design & Engineering: £700,658.
Lot 4 – Other Consultancy Services: £539,773.
The Crown Estate will assess financial standing using the financial information provided and a Dun & Bradstreet assessment, with a benchmark score of 40. A score below 40 will trigger the published equivalent-risk assessment and will not result in automatic failure.
Suppliers must provide the financial evidence specified in the procurement documents. Audited annual accounts will not be required from suppliers that are not legally required to have their accounts audited. Where suppliers rely on another entity to satisfy a financial-capacity requirement, the relevant arrangements and supporting evidence must be provided in accordance with Annex 1 and the PSQ.
Insurance: Suppliers must confirm that they hold, or will obtain by contract award, the required insurance cover: employers’ liability, where applicable, and public liability insurance of £10 million each for any one claim, together with the Sub-Lot-specific professional indemnity cover specified in Tab 2 of the PSQ. Suppliers are not required to purchase or increase contract-specific insurance before award.
Full details of the requirements, evidence, assessment methodology and applicable pass/fail outcomes are provided in Annex 1 and Annex 2, available through the tender portal.

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Lot #4Other Consultancy ServicesRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£9,900,000

Lot 4 – Other Consultancy Services

Lot description

Provision of specialist professional consultancy, surveying and advisory services to support The Crown Estate’s capital projects across its London and Regional portfolios. The lot comprises separately evaluated sub-lots covering cost consulting and quantity surveying, building control, measured surveys, asbestos surveys, and health and safety consultancy. The services and deliverables required for each commission will be specified in the relevant call-off documents.

Sub-Lots

4A - Cost Consulting

4B - Building Control

4C - Measured Surveys

4D - Asbestos Surveys

4E - Health and Safety – CDM Principal Designer

4F - Health and Safety – CDM Advisor

Contract period: 7 Jun 2027 – 6 Jun 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 7 Jun 2031 with extensionsValue: £9,900,000 exc. VAT · £11,880,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

71242000 Project and design preparation, estimation of costs 71244000 Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs 71311000 Civil engineering consultancy services 71312000 Structural engineering consultancy services 71315000 Building services 71315200 Building consultancy services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate the legal and financial capacity necessary to perform the services for the Lots and Sub-Lots for which they apply. These requirements will be assessed on a pass/fail basis in accordance with Annex 1 – Conditions of Participation – Instructions and Guidance and Annex 2 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
Legal capacity: Suppliers must demonstrate their legal capacity to enter into and perform the relevant contractual obligations and satisfy the applicable legal-capacity and data-protection requirements specified in the PSQ.
Economic and financial standing: Suppliers must satisfy the financial-standing assessment described in section 11 of Annex 1. The minimum turnover requirements are:
Lot 1 – Project Management: £570,833.
Lot 2 – Architecture: £618,750.
Lot 3 – Multi-Disciplinary Design & Engineering: £700,658.
Lot 4 – Other Consultancy Services: £539,773.
The Crown Estate will assess financial standing using the financial information provided and a Dun & Bradstreet assessment, with a benchmark score of 40. A score below 40 will trigger the published equivalent-risk assessment and will not result in automatic failure.
Suppliers must provide the financial evidence specified in the procurement documents. Audited annual accounts will not be required from suppliers that are not legally required to have their accounts audited. Where suppliers rely on another entity to satisfy a financial-capacity requirement, the relevant arrangements and supporting evidence must be provided in accordance with Annex 1 and the PSQ.
Insurance: Suppliers must confirm that they hold, or will obtain by contract award, the required insurance cover: employers’ liability, where applicable, and public liability insurance of £10 million each for any one claim, together with the Sub-Lot-specific professional indemnity cover specified in Tab 2 of the PSQ. Suppliers are not required to purchase or increase contract-specific insurance before award.
Full details of the requirements, evidence, assessment methodology and applicable pass/fail outcomes are provided in Annex 1 and Annex 2, available through the tender portal.

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win
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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids are scored · same split on all 4 lots

Quality: 100%

Published sub-criteria (1)

Quality including Social Value: 70%: 100%

Published award criteria (1)

Quality including Social Value: 70%

Lot distribution rule: The Framework is divided into four Lots made up of 20 Sub-Lots. Each Sub-Lot is assessed and awarded separately. Suppliers may apply for up to four Sub-Lots and must rank them in a binding order of preference. Up to five qualifying suppliers per Sub-Lot will be invited to tender, and tenders will be evaluated against the published award criteria and weightings. Appointments will be made in final tender rank order, up to five suppliers per Sub-Lot. Fewer will be appointed where insufficient eligible suppliers meet the minimum standards. A supplier will normally be appointed to no more than three Sub-Lots. To apply this limit, each supplier is first considered for its three highest-preference Sub-Lots, and each Sub-Lot retains its highest-ranked suppliers up to its limit. Suppliers not retained are then considered for their next preference, until no eligible preferences remain. A fourth appointment will be made only where a place remains unfilled, no eligible supplier below the limit can fill it, and the next-ranked supplier demonstrates capacity. No minimum standard will be lowered. Appointment does not guarantee any work.

Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1

Economic & financial standing
Suppliers must demonstrate the legal and financial capacity necessary to perform the services for the Lots and Sub-Lots for which they apply. These requirements will be assessed on a pass/fail basis in accordance with Annex 1 – Conditions of Participation – Instructions and Guidance and Annex 2 – Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
Legal capacity: Suppliers must demonstrate their legal capacity to enter into and perform the relevant contractual obligations and satisfy the applicable legal-capacity and data-protection requirements specified in the PSQ.
Economic and financial standing: Suppliers must satisfy the financial-standing assessment described in section 11 of Annex 1. The minimum turnover requirements are:
Lot 1 – Project Management: £570,833.
Lot 2 – Architecture: £618,750.
Lot 3 – Multi-Disciplinary Design & Engineering: £700,658.
Lot 4 – Other Consultancy Services: £539,773.
The Crown Estate will assess financial standing using the financial information provided and a Dun & Bradstreet assessment, with a benchmark score of 40. A score below 40 will trigger the published equivalent-risk assessment and will not result in automatic failure.
Suppliers must provide the financial evidence specified in the procurement documents. Audited annual accounts will not be required from suppliers that are not legally required to have their accounts audited. Where suppliers rely on another entity to satisfy a financial-capacity requirement, the relevant arrangements and support…

What this means for your bid

“Capital Projects Multidisciplinary Consultancy Services Framework…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How The Crown Estate buys Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131), and who usually turns up

The Crown Estate’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131) →

How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bid

This buyerThe Crown Estate · division 71

The marketConsultative engineering and construction services (CPV 7131) · UK-wide

What to do with it

How often do SMEs win?

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Buyer: 2 of 3 known-size awards · market: CPV 7131 · UK-wide, n=250

2 of 348%

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?

Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.

Buyer: 5 of 7 known-location awards · market: CPV 7131 · UK-wide, n=222

71%57%

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.

How long to a decision?

Buyer: 5 decided notices · market: CPV 7131 · UK-wide, n=70

92 days94 days

Half of these awards have an award date within 92 days of the bid deadline.

How often single-bid or direct?

The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.

Buyer: exactly 0 of 2 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: CPV 7131 · UK-wide, n=97

0 of 226%

Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.

How many bids did past lots attract?

This buyer8 lots with bid counts · broad CPV 71

0% had one bid

The market332 lots with bid counts · CPV 7131 · UK-wide

2% had one bid

% of lots with a published bid count: this buyer (8) / the market (332) · select a colour for counts

1 bid0% / 2%

Buyer: 0 of 8 lots with published bid counts. Market: 8 of 332 lots with published bid counts.

2–313% / 9%

Buyer: 1 of 8 lots with published bid counts. Market: 30 of 332 lots with published bid counts.

4–613% / 24%

Buyer: 1 of 8 lots with published bid counts. Market: 81 of 332 lots with published bid counts.

7+75% / 64%

Buyer: 6 of 8 lots with published bid counts. Market: 213 of 332 lots with published bid counts.

How did awards compare with estimates?

On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.

Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.

Assess each lot
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Our matching links this notice to “Commercial Advisory Services (Marine) Framework Agreement” of this authority, but none of the 5 panel members sit in a category matching this notice.

Lot #1Project ManagementCPV 715436 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£14m

This lot is listed as CPV 7154. The table above uses the notice category.

Expected competition

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

19expected bids0% chance of a single bid

similar past contests in this category: 63

Forecast chances for this lot

1 bid0%

Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 0%. This is a forecast.

2–35%

Chance this lot gets 2–3: 5%. This is a forecast.

4–69%

Chance this lot gets 4–6: 9%. This is a forecast.

7+86%

Chance this lot gets 7+: 86%. This is a forecast.

Commercial price forecast

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—Priced at call-off

On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
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Supplier	Won in this category	Live contracts	Award vs estimate
AECOM LIMITEDLarge Buyer regular47 panel places	£89m155 awards in 36m · last this month	46 live · £67m i	9% below n=31
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITEDLarge 28 panel places	£31m51 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago	18 live · £17m i	at estimate n=7
GARDINER & THEOBALD LLPLarge 8 panel places	£10m22 awards in 36m · last this month	7 live · £3.2m i	20% below n=2
BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LTDGroup company 4 panel places	£4.6m19 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago	9 live · £3.2m i	10% below n=7
CURRIE and BROWN UK LIMITEDLarge 13 panel places	£4.5m22 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago	4 live · £5.3m i	7% below n=6

Lot #2ArchitectureCPV 7136 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£20m

This lot lists more than one class in CPV 71. The comparison uses that group.

Expected competition

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

21expected bids0% chance of a single bid

similar past contests in this category: 63

Forecast chances for this lot

1 bid0%

Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 0%. This is a forecast.

2–33%

Chance this lot gets 2–3: 3%. This is a forecast.

4–65%

Chance this lot gets 4–6: 5%. This is a forecast.

7+91%

Chance this lot gets 7+: 91%. This is a forecast.

Commercial price forecast

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—Priced at call-off

On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
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Supplier	Won in this category	Live contracts	Award vs estimate
AECOM LIMITEDLarge Buyer regular47 panel places	£89m155 awards in 36m · last this month	46 live · £67m i	9% below n=31
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITEDLarge 28 panel places	£31m51 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago	18 live · £17m i	at estimate n=7
GARDINER & THEOBALD LLPLarge 8 panel places	£10m22 awards in 36m · last this month	7 live · £3.2m i	20% below n=2
BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LTDGroup company 4 panel places	£4.6m19 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago	9 live · £3.2m i	10% below n=7
Stace LLPSME 4 panel places	£459k12 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago	5 live · £356k i	no comparable pairs

Lot #3Multi-Disciplinary Design & EngineeringCPV 452136 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£21m

This lot is listed as CPV 4521. The table above uses the notice category.

Expected competition

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

21expected bids0% chance of a single bid

similar past contests in this category: 63

Forecast chances for this lot

1 bid0%

Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 0%. This is a forecast.

2–34%

Chance this lot gets 2–3: 4%. This is a forecast.

4–67%

Chance this lot gets 4–6: 7%. This is a forecast.

7+90%

Chance this lot gets 7+: 90%. This is a forecast.

Commercial price forecast

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—Priced at call-off

On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
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Supplier	Won in this category	Live contracts	Award vs estimate
AECOM LIMITEDLarge Buyer regular47 panel places	£89m155 awards in 36m · last this month	46 live · £67m i	9% below n=31
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITEDLarge 28 panel places	£31m51 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago	18 live · £17m i	at estimate n=7
RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLPLarge 24 panel places	£20m87 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago	19 live · £6.5m i	3% below n=2
BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LTDGroup company 4 panel places	£4.6m19 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago	9 live · £3.2m i	10% below n=7
BAILY GARNER LLPSME 13 panel places	£1.7m38 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago	16 live · £1.5m i	13% below n=3

Lot #4Other Consultancy ServicesCPV 713136 monthsSME suitablePublished estimate£9.9m

Expected competition

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.

21expected bids0% chance of a single bid

similar past contests in this category: 63

Forecast chances for this lot

1 bid0%

Chance this lot gets 1 bid: 0%. This is a forecast.

2–33%

Chance this lot gets 2–3: 3%. This is a forecast.

4–68%

Chance this lot gets 4–6: 8%. This is a forecast.

7+89%

Chance this lot gets 7+: 89%. This is a forecast.

Commercial price forecast

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

—Priced at call-off

On a framework or DPS the price is agreed on each call-off, so there is no award price to forecast here: the published figure is a ceiling.

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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

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Supplier	Won in this category	Live contracts	Award vs estimate
AECOM LIMITEDLarge Buyer regular47 panel places	£89m155 awards in 36m · last this month	46 live · £67m i	9% below n=31
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITEDLarge 28 panel places	£31m51 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago	18 live · £17m i	at estimate n=7
RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLPLarge 24 panel places	£20m87 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago	19 live · £6.5m i	3% below n=2
GARDINER & THEOBALD LLPLarge 8 panel places	£10m22 awards in 36m · last this month	7 live · £3.2m i	20% below n=2
Stace LLPSME 4 panel places	£459k12 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago	5 live · £356k i	no comparable pairs

About this data

Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

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: Open for tender
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: 28 Sept 2026, 12:42 BST
Last source update: 11 Nov 2026, 12:42 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 2 Feb 2027
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-107091
Latest notice: Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV): Architectural and building-surveying servicesArchitectural and related servicesArchitectural design servicesArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesArchitectural, engineering and planning servicesArchitectural, engineering and surveying servicesBuilding consultancy servicesBuilding servicesBuilding services consultancy servicesBuilding surveying services
+20 more
Calculation of costs, monitoring of costsCivil engineering consultancy services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077b7d Find a Tender

How it runs: The Crown Estate (TCE) is conducting this procurement using the competitive flexible procedure under section 20(2)(b) of the Procurement Act 2023 to establish a multi-supplier Capital Projects Multidisciplinary Consultancy Services Framework Agreement. The procedure comprises two principal stages, with presentations forming part of the second stage for specified lots and sub-lots.
Stage 1 – Requests to participate, Conditions of Participation and shortlisting
Interested suppliers must submit a completed Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) and the required supporting responses through In-Tend by the deadline stated in this notice. Suppliers must read Annex 1 – Conditions of Participation (CoP) – Instructions and Guidance, Annex 2 – PSQ workbook and the associated attachments before preparing their submissions.
TCE will assess applicable exclusion grounds and debarment status separately from the Conditions of Participation. Suppliers must satisfy all applicable pass/fail requirements for each sub-lot for which they apply.
Qualifying suppliers will be assessed against three scored technical ability questions for each selected sub-lot:
TA1 – Relevant Experience: 30%.
TA2 – Resources and Capacity: 40%.
TA3 – Sub-Lot Scope Coverage: 30%.
Only suppliers that are not excluded under the Procurement Act 2023 and that meet all applicable pass/fail Conditions of Participation will have their scored questions evaluated. Suppliers meeting all applicable requirements will be ranked separately for each sub-lot by their total weighted score. TCE intends to invite up to seven of the highest-ranked qualifying suppliers per sub-lot to Stage 2. Where seven or fewer suppliers qualify, all qualifying suppliers will be invited. Where TCE considers that the number of qualifying suppliers is insufficient to ensure genuine competition, it may proceed with the qualifying suppliers or take another lawful course of action for that sub-lot, recording its reasons; no minimum standard will be lowered. Ties for the final shortlist position will be resolved by the higher TA2 score, followed by the higher TA3 score. If a tie remains, all suppliers tied for that position will be invited, which may result in more than seven invitations. Stage 1 ranking determines invitations to Stage 2 only, and Stage 1 scores will not carry forward into Stage 2.
Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender, evaluation and framework appointment
Shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit tenders for the sub-lots for which they have qualified. Tenders will be evaluated against the published award criteria and evaluation methodology.
For Lots 1 and 2 and Sub-Lots 3B and 4A, evaluation will comprise Quality/Technical (50%), Commercial/Price (30%), Social Value (10%) and Presentations (10%). For the remaining sub-lots, evaluation will comprise Quality/Technical (55%), Commercial/Price (35%) and Social Value (10%). Clarification responses will not be separately scored.
TCE intends to appoint up to five suppliers per sub-lot across all four Lots, subject to sufficient tenders meeting the published requirements; fewer appointments will be made where insufficient eligible suppliers remain. Appointments will be determined by final tender rankings, each supplier’s binding order of preference and the published supplier allocation rules. Appointment to the framework does not guarantee any call-off or volume of work.
Participation and appointment limits
Suppliers may apply for a maximum of four sub-lots across the framework and must rank their selected sub-lots in a binding order of preference at Stage 1. Qualifying suppliers may progress to Stage 2 for all four selected sub-lots but may normally be appointed to no more than three. The order of preference and the appointment cap are applied only after Stage 2 evaluation and are not Stage 1 scoring criteria.
Clarification and award
TCE may seek clarification or verification of submissions in accordance with the published procurement documents and applicable law. TCE may refine the award criteria only where permitted by section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023. Any refinement will be made before the Invitation to Tender is issued and will be notified to all shortlisted suppliers in updated procurement documents.

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via In-tend

Submission portal named on this notice: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Requests to participate (first stage): —
Appointment period ends: 15 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 4 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

supplier.in-tend.co.uk/thecrownestate/home ↗

Timeline

28 Sept 2026 → 7 Jun 2027 · 7 dates

Planning notice published45 days ago
28 Sept 2026, 12:42 BST
Next notice expected27 days ago
17 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
Tender notice published38h ago
11 Nov 2026, 11:49 GMT
Today
13 Nov 2026
Clarification questions byin 21 days
4 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
Admission / appointment period endsin 32 days · period end, not a bid countdown
15 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
Award decision expected byin 81 days
2 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
Contract startsin 205 days
7 Jun 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Sept 2026

Pipeline notice published
28 Sept 2026, 12:42 BST
UK1
Tender notice published
11 Nov 2026, 11:49 GMT
UK4
Published value updated to £0
11 Nov 2026, 11:49 GMT
was £70,984,667
Status changed to active
11 Nov 2026, 11:49 GMT
Procurement method changed
11 Nov 2026, 11:49 GMT
Deadline published: 19 Mar 2027, 17:00 GMT
11 Nov 2026, 11:49 GMT
Tender notice published
11 Nov 2026, 12:11 GMT
UK4
Published value updated to £64,800,000
11 Nov 2026, 12:11 GMT
was £0
Tender notice published
11 Nov 2026, 12:42 GMT
UK4
Deadline moved to 15 Dec 2026, 17:00 GMT
11 Nov 2026, 12:42 GMT
-94 days · was 19 Mar 2027, 17:00 GMT

Routine re-releases (4)

2026-09: 1 release · 28 Sept 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Crown Estate

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

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 Nov 2026, 12:42 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 Nov 2026, 12:11 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 Nov 2026, 11:49 GMT
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender28 Sept 2026, 12:42 BST

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