Marketing Services
The Crown Estate · Central government
In brief
The Crown Estate awarded marketing and consultancy work to VCCP Group LLP, Stepladder Communications Ltd and J2 Limited and 9 others on 1 October 2026.
The notice gives a value of £8,093,335 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 4 years, starting 4 October 2026.
It is split into 4 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.
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.
What the notice says
To appoint various marketing agencies to provide a B2B marketing solution to the The Crown Estate's Workplace, Retail and Food & Beverage portfolio. Services will support brand building, leasing and pre letting objectives, placemaking and regeneration programmes, and long-term customer engagement across multiple audiences and channels. Lot 1: Digital: Social media, digital strategy, SEO, PPC, digital ads Lot 2: Brand Positioning & Profiling: Marcomms activity to generate demand and achieve leasing targets through established channels, thought leadership initiatives, and brand storytelling. Strategic activity will be employed to support commercial objectives Lot 3: Creative & Strategic: To…Read the full description
Lots
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Digital 4 October 2026 to 3 October 2030 What this lot coversSocial media, digital strategy, SEO, PPC, digital ads | Management consultancy, Marketing and communications | £480,000 |
| Brand Positioning & Profiling 4 October 2026 to 3 October 2030 What this lot coversMarcomms activity to generate demand and achieve leasing targets through established channels, thought leadership initiatives, and brand storytelling. Strategic activity will be employed to support commercial objectives | Management consultancy, Marketing and communications | £280,000 |
| Creative & Strategic 4 October 2026 to 3 October 2030 What this lot coversTo cover all B2B marketing creative and brand strategy across Urban. Agencies will support campaigns for 1 million square feet of development in the West End and c.230 London lettings per year. They will also deliver marketing for regional development projects focused on science, innovation, and ongoing leasing activities. Proposed tactics include video production, photography, graphic design, brochures, newsletter creation, hoarding design, content for websites, pitch decks, both large and small format printing, and comprehensive leasing campaigns-from brand creation and creating collateral to planning and executing asset launches agencies will help drive demand, supporting commercial objectives | Management consultancy, Marketing and communications | £6,000,000 |
| Digital Design: Immersive, CGI and Digital Experience 4 October 2026 to 3 October 2030 What this lot coversCGI and VR suppliers to develop visual narratives to deliver pre-lets | Management consultancy, Marketing and communications | £1,333,335 |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| VCCP Group LLP Stepladder Communications Ltd (SME) J2 Limited (SME) Smart Soho Ltd (SME) Bandstand UK Limited (SME) K4 Creative Limited (SME) Dnco Limited (SME) The Sutton Young Design Partnership Limited (SME) Workplace Futures Group Limited Uniform Communications Limited (SME) 27 bids received | Creative & Strategic | £6,000,000 | Awarded 1 October 2026 |
| Stepladder Communications Ltd (SME) 8 bids received | Digital | £480,000 | Awarded 1 October 2026 |
| Aver Communication Limited (SME) 7 bids received | Brand Positioning & Profiling | £280,000 | Awarded 1 October 2026 |
| Cityscape Digital (Holdings) Limited (SME) Workplace Futures Group Limited Uniform Communications Limited (SME) 5 bids received | Digital Design: Immersive, CGI and Digital Experience | £1,333,335 | Awarded 1 October 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 040549-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 040555-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 095857-2026
Last time this was bought
- Awarded
- 6 November 2025
- Value
- £200,000
- Contract ends
- 6 November 2026
Matched on The Crown Estate, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Procurements
58Awards
25Suppliers it has used most for marketing
- Aver Communication Limited1 contract
- Bandstand UK Limited1 contract
- Cityscape Digital (Holdings) Limited1 contract
- Dnco Limited1 contract
- J2 Limited1 contract
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From notice 040549-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 1 May 2026, last updated 9 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 9 October 2026.