Crown Estate Scotland: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

Crown Estate Scotland has published 35 tenders in United Kingdom.

1 is open for bids as of 7 August 2026.

Its buying spans 6 CPV divisions, most often it services: consulting, software development, internet and support.

Across 19 awarded contracts the median value is £276k.

Its published awards total £24.5m.

How to win their contracts

Measured from Crown Estate Scotland's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 37 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 10 of their tenders.
They publish about 0.5 tenders a month, measured over 67 months of history.
Half of their 19 awarded contracts are worth £276k or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, security.
Their most frequent suppliers are Grosvenor Systems (5), Ove Arup and Partners Ltd (4), Bidwells (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
Restock Programme Framework - Forestry Services	CK Forestry Contractors Ltd.	24 April 2026	£349k
Built Development Professional Services for Coastal and Land...	Turner & Townsend Project Management Limited	22 February 2023	£3.4m
Valuation Services - Rural and Forestry Portfolio	BNP Paribas Real Estate	9 December 2022	£214k
VEAT - Additional Services and Support for Grosvenor Systems...	Grosvenor Systems	21 November 2022	£180k
Consultancy to support the Delivery Phase of new offshore wi...	Arup	10 October 2022	£461k
Services and Support for ScotWind Leasing Application Review...	Ove Arup and Partners Ltd	14 September 2021	£870.2k