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title: "Round 5 Auction Platform & Services"
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# Round 5 Auction Platform & Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/round-5-auction-platform-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04a616). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Crown Estate Commissioners: "Round 5 Auction Platform & Services". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Crown Estate Commissioners](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-crown-estate-commissioners-GB-FTS-102018)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Auction software package, Electronic auction services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/round-5-auction-platform-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04a616#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04a616`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/round-5-auction-platform-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04a616#tl-md)

## Description
The Crown Estate (TCE) manages the seabed off the coasts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the benefit of the nation. 
In December 2023 TCE launched the Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5 (Round 5), full details of which can be reviewed within the Round 5 information memorandum found at the following location on TCE’s website: https://downloads.ctfassets.net/nv65su7t80y5/5zR4gHuqxjMG9NOK1LI2Av/643bfa91696be32408e5e2646c16bbba/Information_Memorandum.pdf.

Round 5 is seeking to establish a new floating wind sector in the Celtic Sea off the coasts of south Wales and south-west England with the objectives to: 
-Support the development of a new floating wind market in the UK; 
-Unlock clean energy in new offshore areas, in support of the UK’s net zero targets; 
-Support the creation of social, economic and environmental value; 
-Balance the needs of the environment, other users of the sea and local communities; and 
-Incentivise investment in crucial enabling...

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48470000, 79342410
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Crown Estate (TCE) manages the seabed off the coasts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland for the benefit of the nation. 
In December 2023 TCE launched the Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5 (Round 5), full details of which can b...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031963-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-04T15:45:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T14:57:02.038Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04a616