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Accelerator Light Tender

The Crown Estate

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: The Crown Estate

Buyer Address: 1 St James Market, London, UKI32, SW1Y 4AH, United Kingdom

Contact Email: tenders@thecrownestate.co.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
150000.0 GBP
Published
24 Oct 2025, 09:36
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
05 Nov 2025, 00:00
Contract End
04 May 2026, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Region
n/a
Awarded To
PLUG AND PLAY
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Accelerator Light Programme is the first step in testing the Emerging Technology Lab (ETL) at The Crown Estate. The ETL is part of our London Innovation Hub and is designed to help us explore, test, and scale new technologies that can create long-term value for our business, partners, and communities. It will run a focused challenge to source, select and support start ups and deliver 1-2 Proof‑of‑Concepts (PoCs) addressing priority problems for The Crown Estate (TCE), while validating a repeatable accelerator mechanism for Year 2+.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: Accelerator Light

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