Official UK procurement notice
Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Painting Pilot
Authority: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOffshore Wind Environmental Standards Pilot – Blade Painting
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Project aimAwardedPublished value£0
Project aim <br/>This pilot project will trial turbine blade painting to assess whether turbine blade painting is successful in reducing avian collision risk in an offshore wind context. <br/>Project Objectives<br/>The turbine blade painting pilot is designed to establish whether turbine blade painting is successful in reducing avian collision risk in an offshore wind context. The objectives for the pilot will be to identify whether and for what species turbine blade painting is effective in increasing avoidance rates, the likely range(s) in increased avoidance rates, and what un-intended consequences there are (e.g. increase in distance and/or magnitude of displacement). The pilot will consist of two closely connected projects: a laboratory trial which tests and optimises the efficacy of different blade patterns under controlled conditions, and a field trial testing their effectiveness offshore.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Cost: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Nov 2024, 17:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Oct 2025, 10:46 BST
- Authority reference
C30005- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062034- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c14fFind a Tender
- Performance terms
KPIs will be included in the contract
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Submission deadline
- 27 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Jan 2025 → 3 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline27 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts10 Feb 2025
- Notice published384 days ago3 Oct 2025, 10:46 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2025- Deadline moved to 27 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT8 Jan 2025, 10:31 GMT+14 days · was 13 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete3 Oct 2025, 10:46 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Oct 2025, 10:46 BST
- Buyer details updated3 Oct 2025, 10:46 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Contract periodII.2.7.3 | 10 Feb 2025 | 24 Feb 2025 | +14 d |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2.1 | 13 Jan 2025 | 27 Jan 2025 | +14 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Resources Management Limited | £1,367,877 †ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 062034-2025-1 · Environmental Resources Management Limited
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- £1,367,877
- Period
- … – 31 Dec 2028
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Defra Network eTendering Portal)Contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Environmental Resources Management LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria