Official UK procurement notice
St James's Market Phase 2 - Demolition and Enabling Works
Authority: The Crown Estate (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Crown Estate is seeking to appoint a contractor to deliver the demolition and enabling works for St James's Market Phase 2 (SJM2). The works include demolition of existing buildings and foundations, asbestos removal, underpinning works, infilling of pavement vaults, temporary works to support retained structures where required, site-wide clearance and excavation, and installation of the piling mat. The procurement is being conducted through a Competitive Flexible Procedure and will be delivered in two stages comprising a Conditions of Participation (COP) and Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ), followed by an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for suppliers meeting the required standards.
The employer under the contract will be St James's Market Development (No. 2) Limited. This entity is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Crown Estate Commissioners. Further information is provided to tenderers within the procurement briefing pack.
- How the procedure runs: The procurement will be conducted through a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure. At Stage 1, suppliers will be invited to submit a combined Conditions of Participation (COP) and Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ), which will be assessed against mandatory compliance requirements and scored criteria. Suppliers that meet the requirements will be invited to Stage 2 and issued with the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Tenders will be evaluated against technical and commercial criteria, followed by a negotiation phase focusing on pricing and contractual terms prior to contract award.
CPV: Demolition work · Site preparation and clearance work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£12,000,000
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers will be assessed against the Conditions of Participation (COP) and Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Assessment will include legal and financial standing, technical and professional capability, relevant experience, insurance requirements, and the capacity to deliver works of a comparable scale and complexity.
Responses will be assessed against mandatory compliance requirements, with certain elements subject to scoring. Suppliers meeting the required standards will be invited to participate in the Invitation to Tender stage.
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 (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers will be assessed against the Conditions of Participation (COP) and Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). Assessment will include legal and financial standing, technical and professional capability, relevant experience, insurance requirements, and the capacity to deliver works of a comparable scale and complexity.
Responses will be assessed against mandatory compliance requirements, with certain elements subject to scoring. Suppliers meeting the required standards will be invited to participate in the Invitation to Tender stage.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 14 Jul 2026, 08:58 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 08:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065909- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ca4fFind a Tender
- How it runs
The procurement will be conducted through a two-stage Competitive Flexible Procedure. At Stage 1, suppliers will be invited to submit a combined Conditions of Participation (COP) and Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ), which will be assessed against mandatory compliance requirements and scored criteria. Suppliers that meet the requirements will be invited to Stage 2 and issued with the Invitation to Tender (ITT). Tenders will be evaluated against technical and commercial criteria, followed by a negotiation phase focusing on pricing and contractual terms prior to contract award.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 10 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 10 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Responses must be submitted electronically via The Crown Estate's e-Sourcing portal (SourceDogg) at secure.sourcedogg.com/profile/676e86f0-50b… ↗
Suppliers must complete and submit the Conditions of Participation (COP) and Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ), together with all requested supporting information, by the deadline stated in this notice. Submissions received after the deadline will not be considered. Further instructions are provided within the procurement documents.
Timeline
14 Jul 2026 → 16 Feb 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published106 days ago14 Jul 2026, 08:58 BST
- Submission deadline79 days ago10 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 110 days16 Feb 2027
- Award decision expected byin 111 days16 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published14 Jul 2026, 08:58 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender