Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c81-0f13-71db-9f7e-cbac4bf1ca36/development-support-for-freeport-east closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Development Support for Freeport East [East Suffolk Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/east-suffolk-council) Estimated value Not stated Published 28 Jul 2021 Deadline Closed 9 Aug 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Successful Freeport consortiums are now required to develop detailed business plans by December 2021, including agreed governance arrangements, investment plans, development phasing, demonstrable inward investment pipeline, and more. A core part of the Freeport East offer is the development of Harwich International Port and Bathside Bay which has been included on the basis for supporting offshore wind manufacturing and operations. The success of this will be the focus for this contract. We are seeking a supplier to provide hands-on support in developing the proposals, business plans, and supporting evidence in relation to HPUK's plans for offshore wind manufacturing and operations. A supplier will need to demonstrate expertise in the global and UK offshore wind sectors alongside specialist knowledge and relationships with the UK's emerging hydrogen sector There will need to be integrated thinking on how plans on offshore wind and hydrogen can complement and strengthen one another. The successful company will need to demonstrate collaborative working, ability to deal with commercial information sensitively and confidentially and demonstrate a partnership based approach to problem solving. ## CPV classification Offshore services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/dbf01006-bde1-49df-a1fb-d4542677f4b2) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile East Suffolk Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/east-suffolk-council) [Sector More Oil & gas industry services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/oil-gas-services) ## More tenders like this [Well-drilling laydown services – ΣΥΝΤΗΡΗΣΗ - ΕΠΙΣΚΕΥΗ ΑΝΤΛΗΤΙΚΩΝ ΣΥΓΚΡΟΤΗΜΑΤΩΝ · ΔΗΜΟΣ ΓΟΡΤΥΝΑΣ · 24 days left · 11 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14062-871d-7207-abc9-13bc8cfa99d7/greece-well-drilling-laydown-services-synthrhsh-episkefh-antlhtikon-sygkro) [Services related to the oil and gas industry – Reparatie KB reparatie · N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14063-3ae9-705a-a163-5dcc85506e7a/netherlands-services-related-to-the-oil-and-gas-industry-reparatie-kb-repara) [Services related to the oil and gas industry – KB Onderhoudsbeurten · N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie · 31 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14063-11a2-73f6-97cc-8d9e8781b40c/netherlands-services-related-to-the-oil-and-gas-industry-kb-onderhoudsbeurte) [Professional services for the gas industry – Diagnostyka gazociągów tłokami pomiarowymi (zamówienie podzielone na 12 części) · Operator Gazociągów Przesyłowych GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. · 2 days left · 20 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14063-9db8-72ce-8285-fcb5904816e6/poland-professional-services-for-the-gas-industry-diagnostyka-gazociagow-tlo) [Drilling services – Borrtjänster · Sveriges geologiska undersökning · 8 days left · 25 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14064-c43d-724d-949e-539d0806585d/sweden-drilling-services-borrtjanster) [Professional services for the gas industry – Evakuierungsarbeiten von Pipelines zum Gastransport, Abfackeln von Restmengen, Inertisieren von Pipelines zum Gastransport Im Rahmen einer nicht abschließenden Rahmenvereinbarung · GASCADE Gastransport GmbH · 9 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14065-66fa-733e-b9b7-15ae536dbd82/germany-professional-services-for-the-gas-industry-evakuierungsarbeiten-von)