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TENDERNorfolk County Council · Bikeability Cycle Training·£2.5M·East of England
GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDERScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · Auditor for Audit Scotland·Value TBC·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDERLeicestershire County Council · Bespoke Bus Shelter- Melton Mowbray·£25k·Leicester
GRANTInnovate UK, part of UK Research and… · Battery Innovation: Concept Development Rd 3·£4.0M·National
TENDERStirling Council · EV Infrastructure Back Office·£315k·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · START - West of England·Value TBC·South West
TENDEROffice of Rail and Road · ​​Independent review of ORR's approach to cost assessment and…·£100k·London
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
TENDERHome Group · Housing Disrepair Legal Support Framework·£1.8M·North East
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Peer Networks - Redbridge Council·Value TBC·London
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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£126.2M

Total spend

404

Contract awards

302

Unique suppliers

£365K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, The Crown Estate has awarded 404 contracts worth £126.2M to 302 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £365K, 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
WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED1£85.9M
PORTLAND COMMUNICATIONS LTD1£4.0M
ADATIS CONSULTING LIMITED2£2.0M
Faircloth Construction Limited1£1.8M
OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT2£1.5M
COOMBES FORESTRY LIMITED1£1.2M
SSG Contracts Ltd1£903K
KPH DE-CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD1£742K
NICK KENWARD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED1£707K
HAWKES BUILDING LIMITED6£681K
Ascent Software (UK) Ltd1£680K
Perkins + Will UK, Limited1£618K
GJ Elgar Construction Ltd1£518K
Lymington Harbour Commisssioners1£504K
Park Place Retail LLP1£500K
ASCENT SOFTWARE (UK) LIMITED1£495K
Jaguar Building Services Ltd1£477K
Area SQ Ltd1£472K
WHITE-RED LIMITED1£420K
J2 Design Marketing Digital Limited1£400K

Procurement categories

What The Crown Estate buys

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

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
71 awards£8.2M

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

79
64 awards£7.5M

Other community, social and personal services

98
54 awards£2.4M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
47 awards£3.6M

Construction work

45
44 awards£95.2M

Real estate services

70
24 awards£1.8M

Software package and information systems

48
18 awards£1.1M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
14 awards£1.6M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
12 awards£480K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
10 awards£602K

Financial and insurance services

66
9 awards£197K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
8 awards£1.5M

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

44
7 awards£517K

Education and training services

80
4 awards£156K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
2 awards£412K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
2 awards£143K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
2 awards£66K

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
2 awards£53K

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

30
2 awards£388K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
2 awards£165K

Repair and maintenance services

50
2 awards£90K

Printed matter and related products

22
1 award£30K

Industrial machinery

42
1 award£14K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£0

Services related to the oil and gas industry

76
1 award£105K

Recent contracts

Latest The Crown Estate contracts awarded

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

Total workforce solution

Alexander Mann Solutions · 2026-07-31

33 Vauxhall Bridge Road - MEP Engineering Services (JCT CA 2016)

OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED · 2026-01-05

£13K

JCT D&B (Faircloth) Unit 2, FPN Boots Re-facade Works

Faircloth Construction Limited · 2025-12-16

£1.8M

Marine Programme Delivery Framework (including WP1)

Ernst & Young LLP · 2025-11-28

Newlands Farm - Farmhouse Refurbishment- JCT Minor Works

S Voase Builders Limited · 2025-10-23

£95K

Beneficial Use of Dredged Sediment - Boiler Marsh, Lymington

Lymington Harbour Commisssioners · 2025-08-11

£504K

Archaeology Appointment - East Hemel

University of Cambridge · 2025-08-11

£334K

MDR Financial Value of the Seabed

Deloitte LlP · 2025-07-24

Gorhambury - New Jeromes Cottage

Hawkes Building Limited · 2025-07-20

£132K

Customer Service Training

Tribe CX Limited · 2025-06-29

£79K

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Annual Report and Accounts - Creative and Design Agency

Deadline: 2026-09-21

£615K

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, The Crown Estate typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Transport- Cambridge Business Park (Masterplanning)

Expires: 2026-09-25

£144K

Vodafone Mobile Service 24 month extension Oct 24 - Oct 26

Expires: 2026-09-30

£352K

MEP Consultant- Cambridge Business Park - Masterplanning

Expires: 2026-10-27

£160K

33 Vauxhall Bridge Road - MEP Engineering Services (JCT CA 2016)

Expires: 2026-10-31

£13K

Anaplan (2 year Contract) 30 Nov 2024 to 29 Nov 2026

Expires: 2026-11-29

Risk Software

Expires: 2027-01-18

£88K

TCE - One Hanover Street - JCT D&B 2016 Main Works Contract (Wates Construction Limited)

Expires: 2027-01-31

£85.9M

JCT D&B (Faircloth) Unit 2, FPN Boots Re-facade Works

Expires: 2027-02-15

£1.8M

Qflow deployment on 33-35 Piccadilly

Expires: 2027-02-28

£36K

Public Affairs and Corporate Communications Services

Expires: 2027-03-02

£4.0M

Market analysis

Bidding into The Crown Estate — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

37%

Awards to SMEs

75%

Top-5 supplier share

11%

Framework call-offs

10

Awards to social enterprises

Around 37% of The Crown Estate’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 10 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 404 contracts totalling £126.2M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 302 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £365K.

Who are The Crown Estate's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to The Crown Estate by total award value are WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED, PORTLAND COMMUNICATIONS LTD, ADATIS CONSULTING 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 it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, other community, social and personal 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 2026-09-15

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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