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title: "CR20109 - Future UK Offshore Wind Deployment Scenarios"
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# CR20109 - Future UK Offshore Wind Deployment Scenarios

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f65d5f6c-a111-4aa1-8b7a-ff8562f9ea87

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## Summary

The procurement process pertains to a contract awarded by UK Shared Business Services Limited for the project titled "CR20109 - Future UK Offshore Wind Deployment Scenarios." This initiative falls within the research and development services category, focusing specifically on offshore wind energy within the United Kingdom. The contract was awarded on 8th December 2020, and the contract period extends from 10th February 2021 to 7th September 2021. The tender process was initiated under the selective procurement method via a dynamic purchasing system, with the delivery address located in Swindon, England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses specialising in research and consultancy services related to renewable energy, especially those focused on offshore wind technologies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this opportunity especially advantageous due to the consultancy nature of the project, which involves assessing various factors affecting offshore wind deployment and cost dynamics. Companies with expertise in environmental assessments, technical feasibility studies, and innovative turbine technology development would be well-aligned to compete in this procurement.

## Notice

**THIS IS NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION** This was awarded under Crown Commercial Services Research Marketplace Dynamic Purchasing System RM6018. Context: In 2019, the UK committed to a legally binding target to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Offshore wind will be a key renewable electricity generating technology in delivering this target. The Committee on Climate Change set out in their 2019 net zero report a higher ambition scenario of 75GW of offshore wind capacity in operation in order to contribute to net-zero targets by 2050. The Offshore Wind Sector Deal published in March 2019 set out an ambition of the UK deploying up to 30GW by 2030. The Government is now working with the sector to accelerate deployment. We are seeking to appoint a consultant to undertake research to define a range of plausible spatial scenarios for offshore wind development to 2050 in UK waters, and assess the extent to which deployment levels are constrained by technical, economic, environmental and system factors. The research will examine the key drivers of costs and how these relate to increased offshore wind deployment under different scenarios, as well as the role of floating offshore wind in overcoming spatial limitations and at what cost. There has been little research undertaken to date to map spatial deployment scenarios for offshore wind across all of UK waters, and to understand how the costs of offshore wind are expected to vary as deployment increases. At present, the evidence and modelling underpinning BEIS' electricity strategy assumes limited cost variation between different deployment levels of offshore wind. Further, the only constraint applied is a 'build limit' which is based on what the supply chain can deliver at present. In practice we know that offshore wind needs to co-exist alongside a range of environmental, logistical, social and economic factors (e.g. radar, shipping lanes, and presence of protected species) and that moving to less technically desirable sites may have cost implications. We are therefore looking to appoint a consultant to expand the evidence base to identify potential spatial deployment scenarios, and to understand how the different scenarios relate to technical, economic, environmental and system factors, on and offshore. Further to this, the research should also build on the expected future development of turbine technology and the potential of floating offshore wind in overcoming such limitations and at what cost.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1531fe4-0d66-489a-b915-8bc4059c46c8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Nov 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Dec 2020 |
| Contract period | 10 Feb 2021 - 7 Sep 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £216,220 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OVE ARUP & PARTNERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2021 at 16:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1531fe4-0d66-489a-b915-8bc4059c46c8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1531fe4-0d66-489a-b915-8bc4059c46c8
  31st March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/83eee511-0ede-4218-8009-d3fdf4175702
  Contract Terms
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/9053a683-a631-439e-b3c3-a8aa56cf6d13
  Letter of Appointment

## Notice URLs

- http://www.uksbs.co.uk

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