Public Affairs and Corporate Communications Services

The Crown Estate
Open procedure
3 March 2025 to 2 March 2027

Delivery of comprehensive public affairs and corporate communications support, including strategic advisory, stakeholder engagement, and media relations. The service requires high-level expertise in managing corporate reputation and navigating complex policy environments to support organisational objectives over a multi-year period.

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Awarded value: £4m; As published
Published: 3 April 2025
Awarded: 10 January 2025; Portland Communications and Portland PR
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 2 March 2027

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of strategic public affairs, corporate communications, and reputation management services for large-scale public sector and commercial organisations.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 3 March 2025 to 2 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 79341100

Services in this contract

Public affairs and political engagementMain service£60k typicalPublic affairs services for The Crown Estate
Communications strategy and strategic communications advice£54k typicalCorporate communications services named alongside public affairs

Lifecycle

Published
3 April 2025
Contract awardedto Portland Communications and Portland PR
10 January 2025
Contract starts
3 March 2025
Contract ends
2 March 2027

The buyer

The Crown Estate

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The suppliers

Portland Communications

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Portland PR

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/63933/public-affairs-and-corporate-communications-services
Buyer reference: 20253288
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-3354d2aa-bdba-4675-bc4c-8ea4af4a1091
Last checked: 5 November 2026

The Crown Estate. Public Affairs and Corporate Communications Services. Contract award, 3 April 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/63933/public-affairs-and-corporate-communications-services (accessed 5 November 2026).