Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Painting Pilot

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Published: Oct 1, 2025

Updated: Jun 16, 2026

Source: uk_contracts_finder

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to ERM — £1,367,877

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About This Opportunity

United Kingdom contract award (energy & power): Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Painting Pilot. By Department for Environment. Awarded to ERM (GBP 1.4M, Feb 2025).

This is a services contract in the energy and power, environment and climate and security and defense sectors, with a focus on Power Generation, Renewable Energy, Biodiversity and Coastal Marine. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of GBP 1.4 million.

Published through UK Contracts Finder, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the energy and power sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

The Government has a Clean Power by 2030 Mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower with aims to cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero. This will be delivered, in part, by radically increasing the UK's offshore wind capacity. The Government is also clear that nature recovery should go hand in hand with delivering on the Clean Power Mission. Defra is implementing an Offshore Wind Environmental Improvement Package (OWEIP) which aims to accelerate offshore wind deployment whilst protecting the marine environment.

Designing and implementing Offshore Wind Environmental Standards (OWES) is a key part of the OWEIP and will support offshore wind developers to take a more consistent approach to avoiding, reducing, and mitigating for the impact of their offshore wind farms on the marine environment. Part of Defra's aim through the development of the OWES is to explore innovative approaches to provide protection to the marine environment, whilst ensuring compatibility with other marine activities.

Offshore Wind Evidence and Change (OWEC) Programme

The Offshore Wind Evidence and Change (OWEC) programme, run by The Crown Estate, in partnership with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). brings together a coalition of 26 government organisations, industry bodies, and environmental NGOs to collaborate and act as agents for change in the face of climate and biodiversity crises. The programme funds a range of projects to de-risk and accelerate the delivery of clean offshore technologies and supports the UK's position as one of the most attractive places to invest in offshore renewables, whilst enabling our marine and coastal ecosystems to thrive. To date, The Crown Estate has funded 35 projects to fill critical knowledge gaps and support the offshore wind consenting process.

Defra's OWEC Funded Pilot Pr. CPV: Research and development consultancy services (73200000). Procedure: Open procedure (above threshold). Suitable for SMEs. Suitable for VCSEs

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK Contracts Finder and was originally published on October 1, 2025. Last refreshed 9 days ago. Reference: CF-0545500D8d000003VQwdEAG. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has issued 122 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 0 currently open and 122 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Information & Communication Technology, Research & Innovation, and Environment & Climate. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK Contracts Finder. Most recent publication: June 16, 2026.

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Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Services contract in the Energy & Power sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

How much was the contract awarded for?

ERM was awarded the contract for £1,367,877. The figure reflects the value disclosed by the contracting authority in the award notice.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in United Kingdom. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

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