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Future Offshore Wind – Bi-lateral Discussions with Developers and Investors – Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Descriptions
The Crown Estate, as manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, periodically holds competitive tenders to award seabed rights for the development, construction and operation of offshore wind farms. In September 2024, The Crown Estate set out its approach to bringing such future tenders to market in its Future of Offshore Wind publication (Future of offshore wind | The Crown Estate). This was alongside a report setting out our ambition to develop a Marine Delivery Routemap, to help enable a more holistic approach to seabed development in the future. Building on the approach taken in previous leasing rounds, such as Offshore Wind Leasing Rounds 4 and 5, The Crown Estate is committed to engaging a broad spectrum of stakeholders to inform the development of future leasing processes. In this context, The Crown Estate intends to initiate bilateral discussions with offshore wind developers and investors. These engagements are designed to foster a deeper understanding of both individual company and industry-wide perspectives, ensuring that the evolving needs and priorities of the sector are thoughtfully considered in shaping future leasing opportunities alongside developing value for money for the nation. This engagement is intended for offshore wind developers and investors only i.e. those who may be interested in bidding in a leasing round, either as a sole bidder or as part of a consortium. The Crown Estate will engage with other categories of stakeholder at appropriate times and in an appropriate way. If offshore wind project development and investment companies wish to participate in this engagement, then they should apply by sending an email to offshorewind@thecrownestate.co.uk. In the event of excessive interest to take part in this engagement, we will select participants based on level of previous and current participation in the offshore wind industry and other related or relevant sectors. The Crown Estate is in the process of designing future offshore wind leasing rounds, which these discussions will inform. There is currently no formal date for the launch of the next offshore wind leasing round. The date set out below (the “Engagement deadline”) refers to the date by which TCE intends to conclude this phase of bilateral engagement with developers and investors. This engagement is the subject of this PME Notice, rather than any contract notice for a leasing process. For further information on The Crown Estate’s involvement in offshore wind, please visit https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/our-business/marine/offshore-wind.
Engagement
The Crown Estate intends to initiate bilateral discussions with offshore wind developers and investors. Those discussions will take place in the form of meetings on a bi-lateral basis in-person and/or via MS Teams and will be timetabled once TCE has received expressions of interest from developers and investors who wish to participate in this engagement. Expressions of interest are required to be submitted to offshorewind@thecrownestate.co.uk by 17.00 on Tuesday 31st March 2026.
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Tender Regions
CPV Codes
31121340 - Wind farm
71500000 - Construction-related services
45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
45315300 - Electricity supply installations
31121320 - Wind turbines
9310000 - Electricity
Keywords
energy
turnkey projects
utility turbine
public works
utility power
wind park
infrastructure
site preparation
earthworks
wind turbine
wind farm
modern turbine
electricity
power supply
grid electricity
building projects
wind power installation
renewable energy site
scaffold planning
construction logistics
general contracting
construction work
structural construction
waterproofing services
civil engineering
substation cabling
wind turbine cluster
site clearing services
transformer supply lines
earthworks services
utilities trenching
wind farm turbine
wind generation farm
wind energy turbine
site utilities installation
heavy equipment operation
access infrastructure services
temporary facilities setup
high/medium/low voltage supply systems
power distribution systems
electricity supply installation
pre-construction services
building construction support
electrical grid connection works
supply feeder installation
noise control implementation
modular construction support
structural framework setup
Tender Lot Details & Award Criteria
1 Tender Lots
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