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Accelerator Light Tender

The Crown Estate · Central government

In brief

The Crown Estate awarded IT and software work to Plug and Play on 20 October 2025.

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What the notice says

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+.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Plug and Play (SME)
6 bids received
£150,000
Awarded 20 October 2025

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 068075-2025

About the buyer

The Crown EstateLast 12 months

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From notice 068075-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 24 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.