Scope
Description
The Crown Estate will shortly commence a competitive, flexible procurement process for the provision of design services for the Linen Hall Cluster, located in London's West End. The scope of this provision will include Architectural, Lead Designer & Coordinator, Building Regulations Principal Designer, CDM Principal Designer & BIM Coordinator services.
The Linen Hall Cluster is comprised of the following buildings:
1. The Linen Hall, 156-170 (even) Regent Street, 1-13 (odd) Beak Street and 62-70 (even) Kingly Street, London ('Linen Hall')
2. 172-182 Regent Street, 184-186 Regent Street and 60-61 Kingly Street, London ('60 Kingly Street')
3. 25-34 (all) Warwick Street and 132-150 Regent Street, London ('30 Warwick Street')
The procurement process will be conducted across two competitive stages. Participation will be subject to suppliers meeting the bidder conditions. These conditions of participation set the legal, financial, and technical thresholds necessary to deliver the contract. Further instructions on how to access the conditions and submit a request to participate can be found further in this notice.
Through a competitive, flexible procedure The Crown Estate will test and inform the award strategy in collaboration with bidders, retaining the option to appoint services per building or by organising the buildings into defined groupings with consideration to RIBA stages. This flexible approach will be subject to set criteria, introducing creativity and innovation at bid stage in order to identify the optimum delivery approach.
Under the scope of appointment, a notice to proceed will be instructed prior to commencing each RIBA stage. The envisaged services are:
1. Architectural Designer (RIBA 0-7)
2. Lead Designer and coordinator (RIBA 0-7)
3. Building Regulations Principal Designer (0-6)
4. CDM Principal Designer (RIBA 0-6)
5. BIM Coordinator (RIBA 0-7)
The Client acknowledges that some services may be subject to sub-contract arrangements and/or delivery by associated persons which is permitted. Joint tenders may also be submitted via multiple suppliers as part of a consortia, joint venture, or partnership.
The Client may introduce further, provisional services through the course of the procurement process, subject to capability and capacity and in compliance with the procurement rules and procedures.
Total value (estimated)
- £10,000,000 excluding VAT
- £12,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 6 July 2026 to 4 July 2031
- 4 years, 11 months, 30 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services
Contract locations
- UKI - London
Submission
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
2 March 2026, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
25 June 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality / Technical | Competitive Stage 1 Assessment against mandatory requirements and technical project pre-qualification criteria Please note, this will be followed by a further competitive stage which will be assessed... |
Quality | 100% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Competitive flexible procedure description
Participation Stage
Commencing upon publication of this UK4 tender notice this stage invites supplier requests to participate subject to the conditions of participation. The window for supplier requests will close at midday on Monday 2nd March and details of how to submit a request are provided further in this notice.
To help inform interest, the Client will host an introductory webinar on 12 February for potential bidders to learn more about the Project and the procurement procedure.
Competitive Stage 1
Bidders meeting the conditions of participation will be invited to submit a quality based proposal in response to the project brief and pre-qualification criteria. Subject to evaluation, a specified number of highest scoring bidders will be shortlisted to proceed in stage 2 of the competitive process.
Anticipated to commence - March 2026
Competitive Stage 2
Shortlisted bidders will be invited to submit full quality and cost proposals in response to the delivery criteria and creative brief. Bids will be assessed on a Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) basis and in accordance with the award methodology.
Anticipated to commence - April 2026
Documents
Documents to be provided after the tender notice
Subject to meeting the conditions of participation, bidders will receive an invitation to join the competitive stage on the clients e-portal within the SourceDogg platform, allowing them to access the tender information and raise and respond to clarifications throughout the procurement process.
Contracting authority
The Crown Estate
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYYN-4743-GYVQ
1 St James Market
London
SW1Y 4AH
United Kingdom
Email: tenders@thecrownestate.co.uk
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government