Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
The Crown Estate
1 St James's Market
London
SW1Y 4AH
Telephone
+44 2078515000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Statutory corporation
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Property management
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5 (“Round 5")
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 76521000 - Offshore installation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a services concession contract.
The Crown Estate, as managers of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is seeking to award seabed rights to prospective developers of floating offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea as part of its Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5 (“Round 5").
Round 5 aims to deliver up to 4.5GW of new seabed rights, across three project development areas. These rights will be governed by three individual seabed ‘agreements for lease’, which will be awarded to three successful bidders through a competitive tender process. Holders of the agreements for lease will acquire the rights necessary to develop floating offshore wind farms and will ultimately enter into leases with The Crown Estate for the construction and operation of these wind farms. Further information is included in the Round 5 Information Memorandum, which can be found at: https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/our-business/marine/round-5.
The Crown Estate will hold a Bidders Day for Round 5 which will take place at Swansea Arena in Swansea, Wales on 31 January 2024 and all suppliers who may be interested in the Round 5 opportunity are encouraged to attend. Suppliers will need to register for the Bidders Day and can do so via this link: https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/our-business/marine/round-5.
Should suppliers wish to express a non-binding early indication of interest in participating in Round 5, they may do so by registering on The Crown Estate’s e-tending portal via this link: https://etendering.thecrownestate.co.uk.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 09310000 - Electricity
- 31121320 - Wind turbines
- 31121340 - Wind farm
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Application process for seabed rights for the development, construction and operation of floating offshore wind farms. The process will comprise a PQQ followed by an ITT, and will result in the award of three individual floating offshore wind farm sites of aggregate generating capacity 4.5GW to successful Bidders. For further information please visit: https://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/our-business/marine/round-5
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
28 February 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No