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Accelerator Light Tender

The Crown Estate · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:57.

Opportunity overview

The Accelerator Light Programme is the first step in testing the Emerging Technology Lab (ETL) at The Crown Estate. The ETL is part of our London Innovation Hub and is designed to help us explore, test, and scale new technologies that can create long-term value for our business, partners, and communities. It will run a focused challenge to source, select and support start ups and deliver 1-2 Proof‑of‑Concepts (PoCs) addressing priority problems for The Crown Estate (TCE), while validating a repeatable accelerator mechanism for Year 2+.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

PLUG AND PLAY

Matched by number
Published award value
£150k
Awarded
19 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 13508062
Location
London, UKI31, EC3V 0BG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV72220000 — Systems and technical consultancy services
  • CPV72222300 — Information technology services
  • CPV72224000 — Project management consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£180k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Procedure

Features
Stage 1 Initial Screening Assessment Stage 2 Quality Evaluation & Commercial Evaluation Stage 3 Presentation Stage 4 Final Decision and Approval

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
20 Oct 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
30 Sept 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
180,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
216,000

Renewal

Description
The Contract will be for a term of 6 months, with an option to extend by an additional 3 months at The Crown Estates discretion.

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Evaluation Criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Commercial
Type
cost
Description
20%
Criterion 2
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
Quality = 80% (including 10% Social Value and 20% Demonstration)

Contract period

Ends
30 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
30 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
30 Jun 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Id
72220000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Systems and technical consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
72222300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Information technology services
Entry 4
Id
72224000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Project management consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
054274-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
5 Sept 2025, 13:13

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYYN-4743-GYVQ
Name
The Crown Estate

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1Y 4AH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 St James Market

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PYYN-4743-GYVQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Sourcing Team
Telephone
+44 2078515000
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-13508062
Name
PLUG AND PLAY

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI31
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC3V 0BG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
20 Gracechurch Street 11th Floor

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
13508062
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
20 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Accelerator Light
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
20 Oct 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Value

Amount
150,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
180,000

Renewal

Description
1 month extension (optional)

Documents

Entry 1
Id
068075-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
24 Oct 2025, 10:36

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-13508062
Name
PLUG AND PLAY

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
5 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
4 May 2026, 23:59
Starts
5 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
3 Jun 2026, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
4 Nov 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1Y 4AH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0594e9-2025-10-24T10:36:52+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·