Planning

Future Offshore Wind - Area of Focus Engagement - Preliminary Market Engagement Notic

THE CROWN ESTATE

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Planning

30 Sep 2025 at 14:28

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Crown Estate is planning a procurement process focused on future offshore wind development as outlined in a preliminary market engagement notice. This is part of a strategic initiative to lease seabed areas for offshore wind farms in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The process is currently in the planning stage, with the key engagement event scheduled for 6 October 2025, from 12:30 to 14:00. The engagement is specifically aimed at offshore wind developers and investors, who are invited to participate in a webinar providing an overview of the Marine Delivery Routemap and areas of potential opportunity. The procurement stage is primarily a planning phase, with further leasing rounds anticipated although not yet formally dated. The Crown Estate, headquartered in London, acts as the main buyer and is responsible for this public authority central government project.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the renewable energy sector, particularly those involved in offshore wind technology, construction-related services, and investment. Companies specialising in these areas can leverage this engagement to position themselves for future leasing opportunities as The Crown Estate focuses on addressing spatial pressures on the seabed. The strategic planning facilitated by such engagement ensures that potential conflicts are minimalised, enabling coherent and data-driven decision-making. Offshore wind developers and related-sector businesses will find this a promising opportunity to influence upcoming leasing rounds and demonstrate their expertise and readiness for collaboration in future projects.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Future Offshore Wind - Area of Focus Engagement - Preliminary Market Engagement Notic

Notice Description

The Crown Estate (TCE) periodically holds competitive tenders to lease areas of the seabed in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms. TCE, through its collaborative, strategic delivery approach for the seabed and coastline - the Marine Delivery Routemap - has identified the most suitable regional areas of potential opportunity for future offshore wind in England and Wales. These areas were published in the Future of offshore wind report (Future of offshore wind | The Crown Estate) in September 2024. The Marine Delivery Routemap (MDR) will be a strategic tool to help address the growing spatial pressures on the seabed. With a rapid increase in demand for space and rising spatial conflicts, there is a pressing need to offer greater visibility and coherence to support strategic planning and decision-making. The Routemap is designed to facilitate structured dialogue across agencies and sectors, drawing on the best available data and evidence. As part of our planning for future offshore wind leasing, TCE intends to conduct a series of market engagement events. The most recent event was a market focussed webinar to provide an overview of the Routemap, along with an update on our spatial work to-date, regarding the regional areas of potential opportunity. This event took place on 14 August 2025. Our next market engagement session will be presenting the Areas of Focus (AoF) for future offshore wind leasing, which is the next stage of spatial design. This online webinar is targeted at offshore wind developers and will take place at 12:30 - 13:30, 6 October 2025. The Crown Estate is in the early stages of designing future offshore wind leasing rounds, which this engagement event will inform, and there is currently no formal date for the launch of the procurement which may consist of one or more leasing rounds. Therefore, the date set out below ("Engagement deadline") refers to the engagement event, rather than the contract notice for any subsequent leasing tender 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.

Planning Information

This PME notice does not refer to any specific tender process so please note that the date of 06 October 2025 refers to the date on which the engagement event will take place, rather than a contract notice publication date for any subsequent leasing tender process. This event is invite-only for offshore wind developers and investors and limited to two representatives from each organisation. It is mandatory for any interested organisations who wish to attend to register their availability at the link sent out with invites. Stages - Market Engagement: Initial invites sent to suitable parties. Suitable parties confirm attendance through registration link and confirm names of their two (maximum) representatives. Webinar event meeting via Teams. Event will take place on Monday 6 October 2025, 12:30 to 14:00. To register your interest for this event, please email: offshorewind@thecrownestate.co.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a51d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060967-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71500000 - Construction-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
6 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2026 - 1 Jan 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE CROWN ESTATE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenders@thecrownestate.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1Y 4AH
Post Town
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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