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title: "Pre-market engagement - Managing Agents"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f835"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND"
published: "2025-03-25"
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# Pre-market engagement - Managing Agents

Buyer: CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f835

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## Summary

Crown Estate Scotland is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process involving property management services for their rural, coastal, commercial, salmon fishing rights, minerals, and mines royal property portfolios. This process, titled "Pre-market engagement - Managing Agents," is focussed on renewing contracts set to expire in March 2026. Key dates include submission of the pre-market engagement survey responses by 2nd April 2025, with future notices expected on 14th July 2025. The procurement method is pre-tender engagement aimed at preparing the property management contracts re-tendering. These services will be delivered in Scotland (UKM), and the industry category is classified under property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis (CPV Code: 70330000).

The pre-market engagement represents a valuable opportunity for businesses with capabilities in property management to demonstrate their proficiency and influence the final tender requirements. This process will benefit managing agents with specialised skills in handling complex property operations, including lease management, financial planning, health and safety compliance, and renovation works. Companies adept in these services and those interested in contributing to the Crown Estate Scotland's strategic goals for sustainable development and economic growth are encouraged to participate in this pre-tender activity, potentially leading to significant business growth and long-term contractual opportunities.

## Notice

Crown Estate Scotland (CES) operates an outsourced business model for a significant part of its property management functions across its Rural, Coastal, Commercial, Salmon Fishing Rights, Minerals and Mines Royal property portfolios. Currently there are a series of contracts in place with firms of Managing Agents (MA's) with specialist property management skills, capacity and experience, some of which are due to end in March 2026. Crown Estate Scotland is undertaking a pre-market engagment exercise and has prepared a series of questions for parties capable of providing managing agent services for its Rural and Commercial Property portfolio's ahead of the tendering process. By answering these questions your organisation will assist Crown Estate Scotland develop its approach to re-tendering our Managing Agents contracts for our rural and commercial property portfolio. Please find the questions at this link: https://forms.office.com/e/d0AGdXxmzT a Word document is also to attached to this notice containing the hyperlink. Please note, the services to which this PIN relates may have a lotting structure. However, II.1.6) of this notice indicates that it is not divided into lots. To be clear, this simply means that this PIN notice is not divided into lots. However, the relevant contracts to which this PIN relates may be divided into lots.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Crown Estate Scotland (CES) operates an outsourced business model for a significant part of its property management functions across its Rural, Coastal, Commercial, Salmon Fishing Rights, Minerals and Mines Royal property portfolios. Currently there are a series of contracts in place with firms of Managing Agents (MA's) with specialist property management skills, capacity and experience, some of which are due to end in March 2026. Crown Estate Scotland is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise and has prepared a series of questions for parties capable of providing managing agent services for its Rural and Commercial Property portfolio's ahead of the tendering process. By answering these questions your organisation will assist Crown Estate Scotland develop its approach to re-tendering our Managing Agents contracts for our rural and commercial property portfolio The delivery of Crown Estate Scotland's obligations in respect of property management across the property assets involves a high degree of complex operational management including managing lease agreements, rent accounting, financial planning & management, adherence to regulatory provisions and standards, management of relationships, managing & supervising property repairs/ maintenance & renovation/improvement work, health and safety compliance and delivery of various services to meet all landlord obligations and the expectations of tenants and other stakeholders. In advance of the next Corporate Plan 2026-31, Crown Estate Scotland is looking to put in place Managing Agent contracts that will help the organisation in the delivery its core purpose to invest in property, natural resources and people to generate lasting value for Scotland. The Scottish Crown Estate Act 2019 was implemented on 1 April 2020. It sets out our statutory duty to manage the assets to support sustainable development generally, and economic development, regeneration, social and environmental wellbeing specifically. Assets are held 'in right of The Crown' and the Monarch remains the legal owner. The Scottish Crown Estate is a unique mix of land, property and rights, with a total property value at March 2024 of GBP665.6m. In 2023-4, it generated GBP113.2m for the Scottish Government's public spending.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011031-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH3 9GL |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 70 - Real estate services

### Codes

- 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
- 70332200 - Commercial property management services

## Release History

- 25 Mar 2025 at 09:18 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011031-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://crownestatescotland.com/
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000794214
- https://forms.office.com/e/d0AGdXxmzT
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=794214
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA29444

## Provenance

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