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title: "Technical Services Framework"
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# Technical Services Framework

Buyer: The Crown Estate  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077beb

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## Summary

The Crown Estate is establishing a technical services framework to provide specialist expertise, independent advice and additional capacity for portfolio strategies, operational priorities, projects and wider business needs across its UK portfolio. The work is divided into 13 specialist areas: minerals, telecoms, transmission, oil and gas pipelines, coastal matters, marine infrastructure excluding ports, ports, aquaculture, nature, carbon capture, usage and storage, new energies, offshore wind, and integrated energy. Services include technical and research consultancy, marine surveying and related marine services. This opportunity is relevant to consultancies and technical service providers whose expertise matches one or more of these sectors and who can advise on or support initiatives across a diverse portfolio.

The Crown Estate invited offers through an open competitive flexible procedure. The framework is divided into 13 lots, each with an estimated value of £738,460 excluding VAT (£923,076 including VAT). The overall estimated value is £9.6 million excluding VAT (£11,999,975 including VAT). The tender submission deadline was 26 October 2026 at 12 noon, and the deadline for enquiries was 7 October 2026 at 12 noon. The contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with renewal options described as 3+1+1+1 and a maximum extent date of 31 March 2033. Evaluation is weighted 80% for quality and 20% for commercial criteria. The framework uses reopening of competition for subsequent contracts.

The opportunity suits specialist firms with demonstrable technical capability in the particular sector or sectors they wish to support, including energy, offshore wind, marine and coastal work, infrastructure, natural resources, telecoms, aquaculture and nature. The stated purpose is to give The Crown Estate access to independent advice, specialist market expertise and additional delivery capacity for portfolio initiatives and operational requirements. Providers able to combine sector knowledge with research, consultancy or marine surveying capability may be relevant across the listed areas, while firms focused on a single discipline can target the corresponding lot. Responses are assessed mainly on quality, so suppliers should be able to provide complete, clearly structured answers to the quality questions and follow the tender instructions and response word limits; commercial evaluation also affects the outcome.

## Notice

The Framework is being established to provide access to specialist technical services across The Crown Estate's diverse UK portfolio. It is intended to support the delivery of portfolio strategies, operational priorities and strategic objectives by providing access to specialist expertise, independent advice and additional capacity. The Framework will support specific portfolio initiatives, projects and wider business requirements where additional technical capability is required. To ensure access to sector-specific expertise and specialist market capability, the Technical Services Framework has been divided into the following Lots: * Lot 1 - Minerals * Lot 2 - Telecoms * Lot 3 - Transmission * Lot 4 - Oil & Gas Pipelines * Lot 5 - Coastal * Lot 6 - Marine Infrastructure (excluding Ports) * Lot 7 - Ports and Infrastructure * Lot 8 - Aquaculture * Lot 9 - Nature * Lot 10 - Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) * Lot 11 - New Energies * Lot 12 - Offshore Wind . Lot 13 - Integrated Energy

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Minerals

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

Lot 2

Telecoms

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

Lot 3

Transmission

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

Lot 4

Oil & Gas Pipelines

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

Lot 5

Coastal

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

Lot 6

Marine Infrastructure (excluding Ports)

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

Lot 7

Ports

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

Lot 8

Aquaculture

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

Lot 9

Nature

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

Lot 10

Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS)

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

Lot 11

New Energies

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

Lot 12

Offshore Wind

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

Lot 13

Integrated Energy

Options: 3+1+1+1

Renewal: 3+1+1+1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093216-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,600,000 |
| Lots value | £9,589,980 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Crown Estate |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1Y 4AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 71354500 - Marine survey services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73112000 - Marine research services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 98360000 - Marine services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 11:14 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093216-2026
- 28 Sep 2026 at 18:22 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091615-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093216-2026
  2nd October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091615-2026
  28th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/thecrownestate/home

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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