Notice Information
Notice Title
The Provision of Public Affairs Monitoring and Stakeholder Engagement System.
Notice Description
This contract relates to the provision of a bespoke public affairs monitoring service and an integrated stakeholder engagement system, delivered by a single supplier, to support CES in understanding, anticipating and responding to political, policy and stakeholder developments relevant to its diverse portfolio of land, natural resources and infrastructure.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The objective of this tender is to secure a suitably experienced supplier who will: Provide comprehensive, timely and relevant daily public affairs monitoring covering Holyrood and Westminster activity of relevance to CES, with the ability to apply CES defined keywords and themes; Deliver high quality policy analysis, horizon scanning and forward look intelligence to support CES's strategic planning and engagement activity; Supply and maintain a secure, user friendly stakeholder management database and information library, supporting consistent recording of engagement activity across CES; Provide both monitoring and stakeholder management functionality from a single organisation, ensuring coherence and synchronisation of intelligence; and Offer a responsive, reliable service supported by named account management contacts.. Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of CES in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime.
Renewal: Crown Estate Scotland will have the option to extend the Contract for up to a further 24-month period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000825910
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN557704
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
48 - Software package and information systems
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48781000 - System management software package
48814000 - Medical information systems
79416000 - Public relations services
79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
79980000 - Subscription services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Jul 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jun 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EDINBURGH
- Postcode
- EH3 9GL
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM13 City of Edinburgh
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=MAR551199&idx=1
6th March 2026 - PIN Description -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR551199
The Provision of Public Affairs Monitoring and Stakeholder Engagement System. - Crown Estate Scotland intends to procure a combined service providing daily and weekly public affairs and political monitoring, together with a stakeholder engagement system that enables the recording, management and analysis of interactions with elected representatives, public bodies and other key stakeholders. The service will ensure CES receives timely, accurate updates on relevant political and parliamentary activity across Scotland and the wider UK, alongside a reliable multi-user platform that supports ongoing stakeholder engagement needs. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN557704
The Provision of Public Affairs Monitoring and Stakeholder Engagement System. - This contract relates to the provision of a bespoke public affairs monitoring service and an integrated stakeholder engagement system, delivered by a single supplier, to support CES in understanding, anticipating and responding to political, policy and stakeholder developments relevant to its diverse portfolio of land, natural resources and infrastructure.
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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