Published date: 21 February 2023

Last edited date: 22 February 2023

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 5 April 2023, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

SW1P 3JR

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CF-0039200D8d000003VQwdEAG

Published date

21 February 2023

Closing date

5 April 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

3 May 2023

Contract end date

2 May 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The purpose of this project is to test the feasibility of introducing a piling noise standard in English and Welsh waters, and to deliver a rigorous scientific design for the piling noise standard trials.

Defra is designing a piling noise standard as part of a suite of offshore wind environmental standards (OWES), as committed to in the British Energy Security Strategy (BESS, April 2022).

Recognising the impact that the loud, impulsive noise from offshore wind pile driving can have on a range of marine species, particularly harbour porpoise, it is expected that the standard would reduce piling noise to a set decibel limit.

The exact threshold value of the decibel limit for piling is yet to be determined, and work is needed to determine what threshold value is achievable in English and Welsh waters. The standard will need to be tested in a trial setting prior to full implementation to ensure that it is functional and the technology available can lead to decibel limit being met.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

A Noise Limit for Offshore Wind Pile Driving: Feasibility Assessment & Pilot Programme Design

  • Opportunity
  • Published 21 February 2023

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Defra

Address

17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR
UK

Telephone

03459 33 55 77

Email

DGCEnquiries@defra.gov.uk