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The Crown Estate

The Crown Estate is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£383.4M

Total spend

512

Contract awards

373

Unique suppliers

£797K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, The Crown Estate has awarded 512 contracts worth £383.4M to 373 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £797K, with the top five suppliers holding 75% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to The Crown Estate

Top-five suppliers hold 75% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Alexander Mann Solutions1£100.0M
WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED1£85.9M
KNIGHT HARWOOD LIMITED1£69.0M
WATES RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED1£22.5M
Bridewell Consulting Limited6£9.1M
THE SUTTON YOUNG DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED1£6.0M
Ernst & Young LLP1£5.0M
PORTLAND COMMUNICATIONS LTD1£4.0M
PORTLAND PR LIMITED1£4.0M
FULCRO ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED1£3.0M
APEM LIMITED1£2.6M
Tetra Tech Limited1£2.5M
ADATIS CONSULTING LIMITED2£2.0M
CBRE LIMITED8£2.0M
Faircloth Construction Limited1£1.8M
CRUCIBLE ( STRATEGIC) LIMITED1£1.8M
Pavehall Construction Ltd1£1.7M
OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT2£1.5M
KPH DE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD2£1.5M
DELOITTE LLP2£1.5M

Procurement categories

What The Crown Estate buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
99 awards£140.8M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
80 awards£11.9M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
68 awards£17.4M

Construction work

45
56 awards£192.4M

Other community, social and personal services

98
55 awards£2.9M

Real estate services

70
27 awards£2.3M

Software package and information systems

48
19 awards£2.0M

Financial and insurance services

66
18 awards£4.1M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
15 awards£769K

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
13 awards£1.5M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
12 awards£1.1M

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
10 awards£1.7M

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
7 awards£665K

Education and training services

80
6 awards£235K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
4 awards£1.3M

Repair and maintenance services

50
4 awards£203K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
3 awards£89K

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
2 awards£53K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
2 awards£143K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
2 awards£134K

Services related to the oil and gas industry

76
2 awards£105K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
2 awards£165K

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
1 award£344K

Printed matter and related products

22
1 award£30K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
1 award£300K

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
1 award£549K

Industrial machinery

42
1 award£14K

Recent contracts

Latest The Crown Estate contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Westwick Row Demonstration Project

WATES RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · 2026-10-21

£22.5M

Leasing Round 6 DIGITAL AERIAL SURVEY (DAS) SUPPLIER

APEM LIMITED · 2026-10-06

£2.6M

Marketing Services

UNIFORM COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED · 2026-09-30

£1.3M

Marketing Services

AVER COMMUNICATION LIMITED · 2026-09-30

£280K

Marketing Services

THE SUTTON YOUNG DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED · 2026-09-30

£6.0M

Marketing Services

STEPLADDER COMMUNICATIONS LTD · 2026-09-30

£480K

Main Contractor Refurbishment of 1-12 Magdalen Street, Oxford

MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE LTD · 2026-09-29

£1.1M

EPC & MEES Consultancy

ENERGY & COMPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY LTD. · 2026-09-15

£225K

56-64 Conduit Street and 11 Burlington Place - Construction Works Main Contractor Design & Build

KNIGHT HARWOOD LIMITED · 2026-09-14

£69.0M

Sustainability Framework

AKERLOF LIMITED · 2026-07-31

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1

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Inviting bids today

38

contracts ending in 12 months

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18

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Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

8

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Market analysis

Bidding into The Crown Estate — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

45%

Awards to SMEs

75%

Top-5 supplier share

9%

Framework call-offs

28

Awards to social enterprises

Around 45% of The Crown Estate’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 28 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to The Crown Estate

How much does The Crown Estate spend on procurement?

The Crown Estate awarded 512 contracts totalling £383.4M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 373 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £797K.

Who are The Crown Estate's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to The Crown Estate by total award value are Alexander Mann Solutions, WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, KNIGHT HARWOOD LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 75% of contract value.

What does The Crown Estate buy from suppliers?

The Crown Estate's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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