The Crown Estate will re-procure Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health (MEPH) services across its Central London estate. The requirement will include planned and reactive engineering maintenance, statutory compliance, specialist services, asset and maintenance information, energy and building-performance support, incident response, resilience, reporting, mobilisation and continuous improvement. The estate comprises a diverse portfolio of assets and operating environments. The final scope, property coverage, service boundaries, contract structure, packaging arrangements and procurement approach remain under development and may be informed by the preliminary market engagement.

Procurement Act 2023

The Crown Estate intends to undertake preliminary market engagement to: + provide the market with an overview of the emerging requirement; + understand supplier capability, capacity and appetite; + obtain market feedback on the proposed scope and delivery approach; and + gather information to support development of the procurement strategy and future procurement documentation. Feedback received through the preliminary market engagement may be used to refine the requirement and procurement approach. The Crown Estate intends to engage with interested suppliers through a combination of supplier engagement activities and written market feedback. The engagement may include supplier briefing sessions, structured discussions, questionnaires and/or other appropriate forms of market engagement. Further information regarding the arrangements for participation, including the format, timing and method for responding, will be communicated to interested suppliers through the relevant procurement platform or associated engagement documentation.