Official UK procurement notice
Morgan Offshore Wind Site Tender
Authority: The Crown Estate (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe main purpose of the contract is a services concession contract.
The Crown Estate, as manager of the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is seeking to award seabed rights to a developer for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea, which has an maximum potential energy generation capacity of 1.5GW.
These rights will be governed by a 10 year ‘agreement for lease’, which will be awarded to a successful bidder through a competitive tender process under the Procurement Act 2023. The holder of the agreement for lease will acquire the rights necessary to develop an offshore wind farm and will ultimately have the option to enter into lease with The Crown Estate for the construction and operation of this wind farm, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions detailed in the agreements for lease.
The maximum contract value has been stated in this notice as [00000 GBP] as The Crown Estate is unable to state a maximum contract value for the Morgan tender which is the subject of this Tender Notice, due to the impossibility of predicting what the likely overall value of the concession to the developer will be.
Should suppliers wish to formally request access to the Morgan Procurement Specific Questionnaire, they may do so by registering on The Crown Estate’s e-tending portal via this link: etendering.thecrownestate.co.uk ↗.
The Crown Estate reserves the right to refuse to grant or to deny access at any time to the portal, to any person that The Crown Estate considers, in its absolute discretion, does not have a genuine intention to participate in the Morgan tender as either a sole bidder or a consortium member in order to secure seabed rights in respect of a the Morgan site.
- No preliminary market engagement: The Crown Estate held a webinar on 25 June 2026 for offshore wind developers and investors. The webinar, which was advertised by way of a planned procurement notice (notice identifier 2026/S 000-053731), was held online and was open to attendees registered in advance. The purpose of the webinar was to: (i) provide attendees with a summary of the current status of the site; (ii) provide an overview of the proposed tender design; and (iii) share updates on the commercial approach proposed to be used in respect of the Morgan site. The webinar did not constitute market engagement within the meaning of section 16(1) of the Procurement Act 2023. Accordingly, no preliminary market engagement notice was published in connection with the webinar.
CPV: Construction-related services · Electricity · Electricity supply installations · Wind farm · Wind turbines · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledPublished value£0
- Economic & financial standing
The tender will include the ability for each supplier to make one submission for The Crown Estate to assess suitability for entry into an auction process. Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation will be defined in detail in the Morgan tender documentation, this includes all defined terms to be provided in a PSQ glossary. The tender documentation is available to prospective bidders that have registered on The Crown Estate’s e tendering portal, via such portal, which is available at: etendering.thecrownestate.co.uk ↗.
- Technical & professional ability
The tender will include the ability for each supplier to make one submission for The Crown Estate to assess suitability for entry into an auction process. Technical ability conditions of participation will be defined in detail in the Morgan tender documentation, this includes all defined terms to be provided in a PSQ glossary. The tender documentation is available to prospective bidders that have registered on The Crown Estate’s e tendering portal, via such portal, which is available at: etendering.thecrownestate.co.uk ↗.
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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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
- Ascending Clock Auction: The highest bid received by The Crown Estate in the ascending clock auction.
- Economic & financial standing
The tender will include the ability for each supplier to make one submission for The Crown Estate to assess suitability for entry into an auction process. Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation will be defined in detail in the Morgan tender documentation, this includes all defined terms to be provided in a PSQ glossary. The tender documentation is available to prospective bidders that have registered on The Crown Estate’s e tendering portal, via such portal, which is available at: etendering.thecrownestate.co.uk ↗.
- Technical & professional ability
The tender will include the ability for each supplier to make one submission for The Crown Estate to assess suitability for entry into an auction process. Technical ability conditions of participation will be defined in detail in the Morgan tender documentation, this includes all defined terms to be provided in a PSQ glossary. The tender documentation is available to prospective bidders that have registered on The Crown Estate’s e tendering portal, via such portal, which is available at: etendering.thecrownestate.co.uk ↗.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Jun 2026, 11:59 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2026, 16:01 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070495- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06af97Find a Tender
- Risks
The risks below are identified as potential risks that may not be addressed in the contract and may require a subsequent modification to the contract under paragraph 5 of Schedule 8 to the Procurement Act 2023 (modification of contract following materialisation of a known risk). Modifications to the contract on materialisation of a known risk will in each case go no further than necessary to remedy the materialisation of the known risk:
Regulatory and Compliance Changes: Changes in applicable law (including without limitation changes brought about by the coming into force of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026), statutory and non-statutory guidance, standards and policies, or political position, outside of TCE and the Supplier’s control, may necessitate limited changes to the contract.
Changes to Energy National Security Stance: International events may necessitate changes to the UK’s national security stance which may in turn require changes to the project impacting on deliverability to the extent not expressly addressed through the operation of the contract including a Force Majeure Event and may necessitate limited amendments to the contract.
Changes in Safety Standards: Changes in Safety Standards could have an impact on materials costs, to the extent not expressly addressed through the operation of the contract.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Sept 2026, 23:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The tender documentation will include full details of all of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) questions and requirements, the relevant evaluation criteria, the proposed auction rules and the template legal agreements (including the wind farm agreement for lease and lease, the transmission assets agreement for lease and lease and the preferred bidder letter that will need to be executed and provided to The Crown Estate prior to the auction).
Tender documentation is available to prospective bidders that have registered on The Crown Estate’s e tendering portal, via such portal, which is available at: etendering.thecrownestate.co.uk ↗.
Timeline
8 Jun 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published141 days ago8 Jun 2026, 11:59 BST
- Next notice expected111 days ago7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published95 days ago24 Jul 2026, 17:20 BST
- Latest notice published92 days ago27 Jul 2026, 16:01 BST
- Clarification questions by67 days ago21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline52 days ago4 Sept 2026, 23:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 24 days20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 34 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jun 2026- Planned procurement notice published8 Jun 2026, 11:59 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published24 Jul 2026, 17:20 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active24 Jul 2026, 17:20 BST
- Deadline moved to 4 Sept 2026, 23:00 BST24 Jul 2026, 17:20 BST+18 days · was 17 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Procurement termination notice published27 Jul 2026, 16:01 BSTUK12
- Status changed to cancelled27 Jul 2026, 16:01 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 27 Jul 2026 | CancelledThis procurement process with OCID reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06af97 has been terminated to allow The Crown Estate to reissue a new Tender Notice for the same requirement. Bidders are requested to respond to the new Tender Notice for this requirement which will make it clear that a Competitive Flexible procurement procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 is being used by The Crown Estate. There are no other changes to the requirement and tender deadlines are unchanged. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender