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Market Engagement (Phase 2) Questionnaire - ERP, & System Integrator
The Crown Estate · Central government
In brief
The Crown Estate has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 May 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 10 bids per contract for this buyer (from 29 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
In accordance with the Preliminary market engagement notice that was previously published, organisations are invited to submit a response to our questionnaires (phase 1). The first phase of our market engagement was to obtain insight into the market on potential options and for us to draft our tender documentation and business cases. The information TCE received was of significant interest and has helped us shape our thinking.
This current market engagement approach (Phase 2) is to obtain feedback on our draft tender specification to ensure that what we have asked for is clear and understandable. Currently we have decided to split the future tender into two parts. (1) Tender for the ERP system, and (2) Tender for the System Integrator. However, we reserve the right to change this approach. More information can be found in the draft tender packs.
We have provided the draft specifications and a small number of associated documents at this stage and not the wider documentation. Further documents will accompany the future tender.
We are now asking for feedback on these documents to ensure that they make sense to the market and that they clearly articulate our requirements. Please use the following documents to provide feedback on our requirements.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 080470-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 083249-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 009068-2026
About the buyer
The Crown EstateLast 12 months
Procurements
96Awards
42Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Atkinsréalis UK Limited2 contracts
- April Strategy LLP1 contract
- Benifex Limited1 contract
- Informed Solutions Ltd.1 contract
- Investigo Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
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- £18mframework ceiling
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From notice 080470-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 8 December 2025, last updated 2 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.