Strategic Counsel
The Crown EstatecontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-050394Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£2.3m
Awarded 12 Jun 2025
Suppliers
2
2 SME
Lots
2
2 awarded
Published
23 Jun 2025
Description
The Crown Estate is looking for one agency against each Lot to support at a strategic level, providing counsel in relation to key political, policy and regulatory issues relating to its operating environment. Lot 1) Strategic Counsel Lot 2: Strategic Advice- Northern Ireland - (agency to be based in Northern Ireland)
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-050394
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 06 Jul 2025 to 02 Jul 2027Possible extension to 06 Jul 2029
Initial 2 year contract with 2 x 1 year extension options
- CPV classifications
- 32412000794000009811000098132000
- Contract locations
- North East England, United KingdomNorth West England, United KingdomYorkshire and the Humber, United KingdomEast Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomEast of England, United KingdomLondon, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth West England, United KingdomNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality and Social Valie | — | quality | 50.00% |
| Supplier Charter | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Commercial | — | cost | 20.00% |
| Presentation | — | quality | 20.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£2.0m
Award date
12 Jun 2025
Contract start
13 Jul 2025
Contract end
13 Jul 2027
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strategic Counsel- England Based | £2.0m | complete |
| 2 | Northern Ireland - Strategic Advice/Monitoring/Public Affairs delivery support (agency to be based in Northern Ireland) | £320k | complete |