Official UK procurement notice
Operators Panel Manager for the Scottish Wave & Tidal Operators Agreement
Authority: Crown Estate Scotland (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCrown Estate Scotland (CES) intends to appoint an independent Operators Panel Manager (OPM) to support the governance, coordination and operation of the Operators Panel associated with the Scottish Wave and Tidal Power Operators Agreement. The OPM will act as a neutral chair, coordinate communications between Operators, and support business as usual obligations contained within the Agreement. Activities will include the facilitation of technical workstreams and management of working groups, with workload varying over the term as sector needs evolve.
The objective is to secure a supplier who will:
- Provide independent, neutral facilitation and chairing of the Operators Panel, maintaining an agreed governance process and accurate records.
- Coordinate Operators, technical experts and CES to progress the Agreement’s obligations and technical work programme.
- Manage and continue to develop CES’ tidal and wave technical work programmes and associated technical working groups, ensuring outputs meet the needs of the Panel.
- Monitor specified external projects which directly contribute to the delivery of the technical work programmes and provide concise progress reporting and recommendations to CES.
- Review Operator Adverse Impact Assessments when required by CES
CPV: Development consultancy services · Environmental services · Project-management services other than for construction work · Technical analysis or consultancy services · Technical support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Crown Estate Scotland (CES) manages land, coastline, seabed and property on behalf of…AwardedRenewalPublished value£276,000
Crown Estate Scotland (CES) manages land, coastline, seabed and property on behalf of the Scottish people, with a remit to generate long‑term economic, social and environmental value. CES intends to establish a contract for an independent Operators Panel Manager (OPM) to support the governance, coordination and operation of the Scottish Wave and Tidal Operators Agreement.
The Operators Agreement provides a governance framework that protects early developers’ resource rights and defines how potential impacts of new developments on existing projects are managed. It unifies the previous Scottish Territorial Waters and Pentland Firth & Orkney Waters Operator Agreements into a single agreement, overseen by the Operators Panel and supported by an independent panel chair appointed under the OPM contract.
The OPM will act as a neutral chair, coordinate communications between Operators, and support business as usual obligations contained within the Agreement. Activities will include the facilitation of technical workstreams and management of working groups, with workload varying over the term as sector needs evolve.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 14:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2026, 11:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Apr 2026 – …
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056991- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065e69Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As detailed within the tender documentation.
Publisher note: Scotland Excel is acting on behalf of Crown Estate Scotland in the execution of this tender but will not be party to the contract or the management of the contract throughout its lifetime. (SC Ref:834872)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
16 Mar 2026 → 17 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Next notice expected220 days ago16 Mar 2026
- Submission deadline176 days ago29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened176 days ago29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Notice published127 days ago17 Jun 2026, 11:02 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Mar 2026- Published value published: £276,00030 Mar 2026, 10:01 BST
- Status changed to active30 Mar 2026, 10:01 BST
- Procurement method changed30 Mar 2026, 10:01 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST30 Mar 2026, 10:01 BST
- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2026, 11:02 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldock EnergySMESubcontracting: declared | £276,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 056991-2026-1 · Baldock EnergySME
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Value
- £276,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic · 7 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Baldock EnergyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria