Accelerator Light Tender
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£150k
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
24 Oct 2025
Description
The Accelerator Light Programme is the first step in testing the Emerging Technology Lab (ETL) at The Crown Estate. The ETL is part of our London Innovation Hub and is designed to help us explore, test, and scale new technologies that can create long-term value for our business, partners, and communities. It will run a focused challenge to source, select and support start ups and deliver 1-2 Proof‑of‑Concepts (PoCs) addressing priority problems for The Crown Estate (TCE), while validating a repeatable accelerator mechanism for Year 2+.
Scope
- Reference
- https://secure.sourcedogg.com/profile/676e86f0-50b5-4563-b7b6-529dcfeb28b7/requests/70940
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Oct 2025 to 30 Mar 2026Possible extension to 30 Jun 2026
The Contract will be for a term of 6 months, with an option to extend by an additional 3 months at The Crown Estates discretion.
- CPV classifications
- 72000000722200007222230072224000
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | 20% | cost | — |
| Quality | Quality = 80% (including 10% Social Value and 20% Demonstration) | quality | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£150k
Award date
19 Oct 2025
Contract start
05 Nov 2025
Contract end
04 May 2026