The Provision of Public Affairs Monitoring and Stakeholder Engagement System.

What this is

Crown Estate Scotland (CES), managed by Scotland Excel, requires a combined public affairs monitoring service and stakeholder engagement system. The service must provide daily and weekly monitoring of Scottish and UK parliamentary activity, timely alerts on significant developments, and a multi-user stakeholder engagement platform for managing interactions with elected representatives, public bodies, and key stakeholders. The linked contract notice (JUN557704) was published 10 June 2026 with a deadline of 1 July 2026.

Key points

• Deadline: 1 July 2026 (per contract notice JUN557704)
• Combined public affairs monitoring + stakeholder engagement platform required
• Scotland Excel manages procurement on behalf of Crown Estate Scotland

Who can bid

Must provide both political monitoring and stakeholder engagement platform as a single integrated solution. Voluntary PIN questionnaire at https://www.cognitoforms.com/ScotlandExcel1/CESPINQuestionnaire was open (responses by 19 March 2026).

How it is scored

Full criteria in Contract Notice JUN557704 (deadline 1 July 2026). Non-respondents to PIN may still participate.

Money

No estimated value stated at PIN stage. Combined monitoring and platform service for Crown Estate Scotland.

How to submit

Via Public Contracts Scotland. Linked contract notice JUN557704 published 10 June 2026, deadline 1 July 2026.

Clarifications

Contact via Scotland Excel: flexibleprocurement@scotland-excel.org.uk. Scotland Excel manages the procurement on behalf of CES.

Classification

CPV 79416200 — Public relations consultancy services 79416000 — Public relations services48000000 — Software package and information systems48781000 — System management software package22200000 — Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines79980000 — Subscription services48814000 — Medical information systems Scotland