Official UK procurement notice
ITT- Political and Strategic Support
Authority: The Crown Estate (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
The Crown Estate is running an Invitation To Tender to appoint two agencies for the following services:
Lot 1) Strategic Counsel
Lot 2) Northern Ireland - Strategic Advice/Monitoring/Public Affairs delivery support (agency to be based in Northern Ireland)
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Communications network · Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations · Services furnished by political organisations
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 7 Jul 2025
Published description of the framework
Each Lot will have 1 supplier awarded to it. No mini competition will be required.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £1,160,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Strategic SupportCancelledRenewal North East, North West +7ceiling above
Strategic counsel and delivery support to The Crown Estate.
Lot #2Strategic Advice / Monitoring /Public Affairs deliveryCancelledRenewal Northern Irelandceiling above
Strategic counsel and delivery support to The Crown Estate
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 50%
- Presentation: 20%
- Supplier Charter: 10%
- Cost: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- Cost
- Quality
- Presentation
- Supplier Charter
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “ITT- Political and Strategic Support” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 14 Apr 2025, 11:52 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2025, 16:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Jun 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-014898- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050255Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submissions to be made in our Tender Portal: secure.sourcedogg.com/profile/676e86f0-50b… ↗
Timeline
14 Apr 2025 → 7 Jul 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published14 Apr 2025, 11:52 BST
- Clarification questions by25 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by13 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts7 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025- Tender notice published14 Apr 2025, 11:52 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published14 Apr 2025, 16:18 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled14 Apr 2025, 16:18 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| supplier not published | — | 14 Apr 2025 | CancelledThe route to market is changing for this Tender, it will no longer be an open procedure, it shall be run as a competitive flexible procedure, therefore, a new Tender Notice will be raised accordingly. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationshttps://secure.sourcedogg.com/profile/676e86f0-50b5-4563-b7b6-529dcfeb28b7/requests/68196
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender