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Published 15 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Strategic Advisory Services · UK public procurement notice

Authority: The Crown Estate (Central government)

2 lotsServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Business Services & Consultancy (79)Health & Social Care (85)

+1 more

Community & Cultural Services (98)

Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+7 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£2,320,000envelope for 2 lots · £2,784,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 12 May 2025awarded 13 Jun 2025

Awarded to Flint Global Ltd, BROWN O'CONNOR GROUP LIMITED2 awards

Contract term 2 yrsends 2 Jul 2027 · up to 6 Jul 2029 with extensions · starts 7 Jul 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Strategic Advisory Services- Lot 1 and 2

How the procedure runs: 1. PSQ Evaluation 2. Bid Submission 3. Downselection for Presentation Stage 4. Best and Final Offer

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Communications network · Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations · Services furnished by political organisations

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£2,320,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Strategic Counsel- England BasedAwardedRenewal North East, North West +7 2 yrsSMEPublished value£2,000,000

The Crown Estate is looking for an agency which can support at a strategic level, providing counsel in relation to key political, policy and regulatory issues relating to its operating environment.

Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 2 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 6 Jul 2029 with extensionsValue: £2,000,000 exc. VAT · £2,400,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Initial 2 year contract with 2 x 1 year extension options

32412000 Communications network 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services 98110000 Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations 98132000 Services furnished by political organisations

Lot #2Northern Ireland - Strategic Advice/Monitoring/Public Affairs delivery support (agency to be based in Northern Ireland)AwardedRenewal Northern Ireland 2 yrsSMEPublished value£320,000

The Crown Estate is looking for an agency which can support at a strategic level, providing counsel in relation to key political, policy and regulatory issues relating to its operating environment.

Northern Ireland - Strategic Advice/Monitoring/Public Affairs delivery support (agency to be based in Northern Ireland)

Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 2 Jul 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 6 Jul 2029 with extensionsValue: £320,000 exc. VAT · £384,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Initial 2 year contract with 2 x 1 year extension options

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots

Quality: 30%Price: 20%Social value: 50%

Published sub-criteria (4)

Supplier Charter: 10%
Presentation: 20%
Commercial: 20%
Quality and Social Valie: 50%

Published award criteria (4)

Quality and Social Valie
Supplier Charter
Commercial
Presentation

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update: 6 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 20 Jun 2025
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-015387
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy and related servicesCommunications networkServices furnished by business, professional and specialist organisationsServices furnished by political organisations
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
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South West (UKK)Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050394 Find a Tender

How it runs

PSQ Evaluation
Bid Submission
Downselection for Presentation Stage
Best and Final Offer

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Submission deadline: 12 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 30 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

15 Apr 2025 → 6 Nov 2025 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
15 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST
Clarification questions by
30 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
12 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent
20 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Award decision expected by
20 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Standstill ends
2 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts
7 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published344 days ago
6 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025

Tender notice published
15 Apr 2025, 19:05 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
23 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
23 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
Procurement method changed
23 Jun 2025, 16:36 BST
Contract signature expected
11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
6 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT
UK7
Procurement method changed
6 Nov 2025, 16:57 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £2,320,0002 awards exc. VAT

Bids received 2323 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 30 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Strategic Counsel- England Based1 award
Flint Global LtdSMEStrategic Counsel- Lot 114 Jul 2025 – 13 Jul 2027 · up to 13 Jul 2029Extensions: 2 year initial contract with 2 x 1 year extensions.	£2,000,000	13 Jun 2025	Awarded
Lot 2 · Northern Ireland - Strategic Advice/Monitoring/Public Affairs delivery support (agency to be based in Northern Ireland)1 award
BROWN O'CONNOR GROUP LIMITEDStrategic Advice- Lot 214 Jul 2025 – 13 Jul 2027 · up to 13 Jul 2029Extensions: 2 year initial term, plus 2 x 1 year extension options.	£320,000	13 Jun 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Strategic Advisory Services- Northern Ireland · BROWN O'CONNOR GROUP LIMITED
Signed
30 Jul 2025
Value
£143,640
Period
31 Jul 2025 – 30 Jul 2027 · up to 30 Jul 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Client may extend the Term by a period of 1 year plus 1 years, provided it has given the Consultant notice at least 3 months prior to the expiry of the Term
No agreed KPIs: The contract value is less than £5M.
Strategic Advisory Services · Flint Global LtdSME
Signed
21 Jul 2025
Value
£720,000
Period
31 Jul 2025 – 29 Jul 2027 · up to 29 Jul 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Client may extend the Term by a period of 1 year plus 1 years, provided it has given the Consultant notice at least 3 months prior to the expiry of the Term.
No agreed KPIs: The contract is not over £5M.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Strategic Counsel- England Based	15final-stage tenders	15	15	—
2 · Northern Ireland - Strategic Advice/Monitoring/Public Affairs delivery support (agency to be based in Northern Ireland)	8final-stage tenders	8	8	—

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

BROWN O'CONNOR GROUP LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI684294GB-PPON: PPNR-4681-QGLY Suite 3.09 Titanic Suites 55-59 Adelaide Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT2 8FEContact email
Flint Global LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 9766786GB-PPON: PCXP-2795-HRPP The Harley Building, 77-79 New Cavendish Street, London, London, W1W 6XBContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specificationstenderBidding documents and specifications

Notices published for this procedure

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