Open tenders / Architecture, engineering & surveying
Open tender · Notice 093216-2026
Technical Services Framework
- Value
- £9.6m
- Closes
- 26 Oct 2026 (11 days)
- Where
- UK-wide
- Lots
- 13
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030
Framework: winning a place puts you on an approved list for future work. It's the entry ticket, not guaranteed work.
In plain English
The Crown Estate is setting up a framework of specialist technical services suppliers to support its UK-wide property and marine portfolio, covering areas from minerals and telecoms to offshore wind and nature. A place on the framework, worth an estimated £9,600,000 over the 2027 to 2030 contract period, is the entry ticket to future work, not guaranteed work.
Good fit for: Specialist consultancies and technical advisers in marine, energy, environmental or infrastructure sectors bidding for one or more of the 13 lots.
- Uses a competitive flexible procedure, likely involving a shortlisting stage
- Split into 13 separate specialist lots - check which match your expertise
- Large overall framework value suggests scale expected from suppliers
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
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
Procedure: Competitive flexible procedure (Flexible: the buyer sets the stages, often a shortlist first, then bids). Published 2 Oct 2026.
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