--- title: "Offshore Wind Environmental Standards" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5ffa7a22-a7e2-47d3-96aa-b0532a56f5a3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5ffa7a22-a7e2-47d3-96aa-b0532a56f5a3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ffa7a22-a7e2-47d3-96aa-b0532a56f5a3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ffa7a22-a7e2-47d3-96aa-b0532a56f5a3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEFRA" published: "2022-12-23" --- # Offshore Wind Environmental Standards Buyer: DEFRA Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5ffa7a22-a7e2-47d3-96aa-b0532a56f5a3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5ffa7a22-a7e2-47d3-96aa-b0532a56f5a3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5ffa7a22-a7e2-47d3-96aa-b0532a56f5a3.json) ## Summary The buying organisation, Defra, is seeking project proposals to co-design Offshore Wind Environmental Standards. The procurement falls under the Energy and related services category and is open for SMEs and VCSEs. The tender period ends on 30 December 2022, with key dates for clarifications by 22 December 2022 and receipt of quotations by 30 December 2022. The contract period is set from 16 January 2023 to 16 June 2023. This tender offers an opportunity for businesses involved in the energy services sector, especially those focused on offshore wind projects. Businesses proficient in environmental standards and technology related to offshore wind farms are well-suited to compete. The project aims to promote a sustainable and low-carbon economy while ensuring the protection and enhancement of the marine environment through the implementation of standardized measures. ## Notice The Authority's priorities are to secure a healthy natural environment; a sustainable, low-carbon economy; a thriving farming sector and a sustainable, healthy, and secure food supply. OWES will take the form of a set of standardised measures that can be applied to the design, construction, operation, monitoring and decommissioning of an offshore wind farm which seek to minimise harmful impacts on the marine environment and/or deliver environmental benefits. Their primary aim is to create a clear, consistent approach to avoiding and mitigating the negative environmental impacts of offshore wind projects and, where possible, avoid the need for compensation. OWES will not remove the need for bespoke mitigation measures or the need to follow the mitigation hierarchy. Rather they will be a suite of pre-approved, standardised mitigation options which easily demonstrate to the examining authority a developer's consideration of the harmful environmental impacts of their proposed project. This should reduce the scope of a project's Rochdale Envelope, as a project's potential impacts will be smaller from the outset and smoothen the overall consenting process. For example, one OWES which could be used is a pre-agreed decibel limit for developers when pile-driving. This would provide a developer with a clear option for noise to minimise the project's impact on marine mammals. While OWES will initially focus on protecting the marine environment - by ensuring developers avoid and/or mitigate their environmental damage - they have the potential to enhance the biodiversity of their surroundings (both inside and outside MPAs). For example, OWES could standardise the incorporation of seabird monitoring technology into a turbine's design. This would improve overall understanding of the impacts of offshore wind development and help evidence further mitigation techniques. Projects could be fitted with oyster reefs to encourage biodiversity and limit the negative effects wind turbine installation has on the surrounding environment. Through The Rich North Sea programme1, sites across Germany, Demark and the Netherlands are starting to trial this approach. OWES will be introduced for offshore wind only. We are seeking a project proposal to co-design a suite of suitable Offshore Wind Environmental Standards. To deliver a set of co-designed OWES with Defra Group, industry representatives and other identified stakeholders by July 2023. Please note that you need to register on Atamis to submit a tender for this opportunity: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Key Dates Deadline for clarifications: 22/12/2022 Deadline for receipt of Quotation: 30/12/2022 Please see ITT here: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome This procurement by Defra sits within the PCR exemptions as a research and development project for the exclusive use of Defra. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/617a283b-c24f-4076-89af-b36a40d15e57 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Dec 2022 | | Submission deadline | 30 Dec 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Jan 2023 - 16 Jun 2023 | | 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 East London | | Postcode | SE1 2BE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark | | Local authority | Southwark | | Electoral ward | North Bermondsey | | Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71314000 - Energy and related services ## Release History - 23 Dec 2022 at 12:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/617a283b-c24f-4076-89af-b36a40d15e57 - 6 Dec 2022 at 22:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87d0b8bb-ac0d-4f36-a801-ae3a252ce137 - 5 Dec 2022 at 13:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8a66dcc-09ff-44b2-8e4c-6f74c8d9974b - 5 Dec 2022 at 13:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56ea16a8-ae0f-4f4a-9f90-0f74cbd30a95 - 5 Dec 2022 at 13:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e09c47cb-b675-46f5-b03f-fcb21c1b3f3b - 1 Dec 2022 at 10:13 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a23f9b5-8909-481b-9e0b-a5149944eaad - 30 Nov 2022 at 09:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55b271ca-ac62-4117-a8c8-40e71101adde ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/617a283b-c24f-4076-89af-b36a40d15e57 23rd December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87d0b8bb-ac0d-4f36-a801-ae3a252ce137 6th December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b8a66dcc-09ff-44b2-8e4c-6f74c8d9974b 5th December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56ea16a8-ae0f-4f4a-9f90-0f74cbd30a95 5th December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e09c47cb-b675-46f5-b03f-fcb21c1b3f3b 5th December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1a23f9b5-8909-481b-9e0b-a5149944eaad 1st December 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55b271ca-ac62-4117-a8c8-40e71101adde 30th November 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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