Strategic Counsel

The Crown Estate
London
Open procedure
31 July 2025 to 29 July 2027

The contract covers two distinct lots: strategic counsel on political and regulatory issues for the UK operating environment, and specialised strategic advice, monitoring, and public affairs delivery support specifically for Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland lot requires the appointed agency to be based within the region. Services are provided on a retainer basis to support the client's ongoing policy engagement and operating environment management.

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Awarded value: £2m; As published
Published: 15 April 2025
Awarded: 13 June 2025; Flint Global Ltd and Brown O'Connor Group Limited
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 29 July 2027

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of strategic political, policy, and regulatory counsel and public affairs monitoring services for large-scale public sector organisations.

Strategic counsel on key political, policy and regulatory issues relating to The Crown Estate's operating environment
Strategic advice, monitoring and public affairs delivery support in Northern Ireland

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Strategic Counsel- England Based	£2m	Suitable
Northern Ireland - Strategic Advice/Monitoring/Public Affairs delivery support (agency to be based in Northern Ireland)	£320k	Suitable

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 48 months
Contract dates: 31 July 2025 to 29 July 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 32412000, 79400000, 85312320, 98110000

Services in this contract

Public affairs and political engagementMain service£60k typicalStrategic counsel and public affairs on political, policy and regulatory issues

Lifecycle

Published
15 April 2025
Contract awardedto Flint Global Ltd and Brown O'Connor Group Limited
13 June 2025
Contract starts
31 July 2025
Contract ends
29 July 2027

The buyer

The Crown Estate

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Flint Global Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/320623/strategic-counsel
Buyer reference: ocds-h6vhtk-050394
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-050394
Last checked: 4 November 2026

The Crown Estate. Strategic Counsel. Contract award, 15 April 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/320623/strategic-counsel (accessed 4 November 2026).