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# Operators Panel Manager for the Scottish Wave & Tidal Operators Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operators-panel-manager-for-the-scottish-wave-tidal-operators-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-065e69). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Crown Estate Scotland: "Operators Panel Manager for the Scottish Wave & Tidal Operators Agreement". Published status: complete. Published Value: £276,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Crown Estate Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crown-estate-scotland-GB-PPON-PRRX-5126-GTBN)
- **Published Value:** £276,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 April 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Development consultancy services, Environmental services, Project-management services other than for construction work, Technical analysis or consultancy services, Technical support services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £276,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operators-panel-manager-for-the-scottish-wave-tidal-operators-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-065e69#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065e69`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operators-panel-manager-for-the-scottish-wave-tidal-operators-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-065e69#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operators-panel-manager-for-the-scottish-wave-tidal-operators-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-065e69#participate

## Description
Crown 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71621000, 73220000, 79421000, 90700000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £276,000
- **Description:** 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 P...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 056991-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Baldock Energy**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183415`
  - Value: £276,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 056991-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £276,000
  - Signed Date: 15/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F056991-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-17T10:02:34.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:06:53.653Z
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