Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c93-8f7a-709b-a977-39c51b783420/offshore-wind-environmental-standards closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Offshore Wind Environmental Standards [Defra](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra) Estimated value Not stated Published 30 Nov 2022 Deadline Closed 30 Dec 2022 ## 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 The Authority's priorities are to secure a healthy natural environment; a sustainable, low-carbon economy; a thriving farming sector and a sustainable, healthy, and secure food supply. OWES will take the form of a set of standardised measures that can be applied to the design, construction, operation, monitoring and decommissioning of an offshore wind farm which seek to minimise harmful impacts on the marine environment and/or deliver environmental benefits. Their primary aim is to create a clear, consistent approach to avoiding and mitigating the negative environmental impacts of offshore wind projects and, where possible, avoid the need for compensation. OWES will not remove the need for bespoke mitigation measures or the need to follow the mitigation hierarchy. Rather they will be a suite of pre-approved, standardised mitigation options which easily demonstrate to the examining authority a developer's consideration of the harmful environmental impacts of their proposed project. This should reduce the scope of a project's Rochdale Envelope, as a project's potential impacts will be smaller from the outset and smoothen the overall consenting process. For example, one OWES which could be used is a pre-agreed decibel limit for developers when pile-driving. This would provide a developer with a clear option for noise to minimise the project's impact on marine mammals. While OWES will initially focus on protecting the marine environment - by ensuring developers avoid and/or mitigate their environmental damage - they have the potential to enhance the biodiversity of their surroundings (both inside and outside MPAs). For example, OWES could standardise the incorporation of seabird monitoring technology into a turbine's design. This would improve overall understanding of the impacts of offshore wind development and help evidence further mitigation techniques. Projects could be fitted with oyster reefs to encourage biodiversity and limit the negative effects wind turbine installation has on the surrounding environment. Through The Rich North Sea programme1, sites across Germany, Demark and the Netherlands are starting to trial this approach. OWES will be introduced for offshore wind only. We are seeking a project proposal to co-design a suite of suitable Offshore Wind Environmental Standards. To deliver a set of co-designed OWES with Defra Group, industry representatives and other identified stakeholders by July 2023. Please note that you need to register on Atamis to submit a tender for this opportunity: [defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome](https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome) ### Key Dates ### Deadline for clarifications: 22/12/2022 ### Deadline for receipt of Quotation: 30/12/2022 Please see ITT here: [defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome](https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome) This procurement by Defra sits within the PCR exemptions as a research and development project for the exclusive use of Defra. 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