--- title: "A Noise Limit for Offshore Wind Pile Driving: Feasibility Assessment & Pilot Programme Design" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-42a8a81a-4c50-49fa-a0c8-323e9b9b7515" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-42a8a81a-4c50-49fa-a0c8-323e9b9b7515" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-42a8a81a-4c50-49fa-a0c8-323e9b9b7515.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-42a8a81a-4c50-49fa-a0c8-323e9b9b7515.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEFRA" published: "2023-02-22" --- # A Noise Limit for Offshore Wind Pile Driving: Feasibility Assessment & Pilot Programme Design Buyer: DEFRA Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-42a8a81a-4c50-49fa-a0c8-323e9b9b7515 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-42a8a81a-4c50-49fa-a0c8-323e9b9b7515) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-42a8a81a-4c50-49fa-a0c8-323e9b9b7515.json) ## Summary The buying organisation, Defra, has released a tender titled "A Noise Limit for Offshore Wind Pile Driving: Feasibility Assessment & Pilot Programme Design" in the research and development services category. The procurement stage is currently active with a closing date for tender submissions on April 5, 2023. The contract period is set to start on May 3, 2023, and end on May 2, 2024. The tender is open to businesses worldwide, with specific delivery addresses listed, including locations in Europe and the United Kingdom. This procurement opportunity by Defra offers a chance for businesses, particularly those in research and development services, to contribute to the development and testing of a piling noise standard for offshore wind operations. The tender is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Businesses interested in environmental consultancy and technology implementation for marine conservation would be well-suited to compete for this tender and potentially expand their service offerings within the industry category. ## Notice The purpose of this project is to test the feasibility of introducing a piling noise standard in English and Welsh waters, and to deliver a rigorous scientific design for the piling noise standard trials. Defra is designing a piling noise standard as part of a suite of offshore wind environmental standards (OWES), as committed to in the British Energy Security Strategy (BESS, April 2022). Recognising the impact that the loud, impulsive noise from offshore wind pile driving can have on a range of marine species, particularly harbour porpoise, it is expected that the standard would reduce piling noise to a set decibel limit. The exact threshold value of the decibel limit for piling is yet to be determined, and work is needed to determine what threshold value is achievable in English and Welsh waters. The standard will need to be tested in a trial setting prior to full implementation to ensure that it is functional and the technology available can lead to decibel limit being met. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/764b5827-2f19-4705-9b84-1c8fbbd70813 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 5 Apr 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 May 2023 - 2 May 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEFRA | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3JR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 22 Feb 2023 at 09:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/764b5827-2f19-4705-9b84-1c8fbbd70813 - 21 Feb 2023 at 10:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5340d74-bbfd-4438-b436-d664eced92f1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/764b5827-2f19-4705-9b84-1c8fbbd70813 22nd February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5340d74-bbfd-4438-b436-d664eced92f1 21st February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/070b190c-be5e-48b0-9675-af3e15d0c098 C15962 ITT Bidder Pack - Decibel Limit Feasibility Final - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f11d02db-8319-42bb-b502-4a15bb8d4ccc C15962 ITT Bidder Pack - Decibel Limit Feasibility Final ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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