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Dogger Bank South (East)

The Crown Estate · awardUpdate, contractUpdate

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 13:47.

Opportunity overview

The modifications to the contract which are the subject of this notice are that for a period up to the expiration of the option in the Agreement for Lease, (i) developers will pay pro rata monthly, rather than annual, option fee payments with a balancing payment due on completion of the Lease pursuant to the Agreement for Lease. That balancing payment will be equal to the annual Option Fee which would have been payable in respect of the relevant year less the monthly payments actually made in that year; and (ii) the Agreement for Lease may be terminated without payment of the break payment, and with no Option Fee balancing payment. The Crown Estate considers that these changes are required due to circumstances which it was not possible to foresee at the time of the original award.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV09300000 — Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
  • CPV09310000 — Electricity
  • CPV31121320 — Wind turbines
  • CPV76521000 — Offshore installation services

Lots

  • This notice relates to the modification of a concession contract for the award of seabed rights for the development, construction and operation of an offshore wind farm which was entered into by The Crown Estate and RWE Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (East) Limited on 17 January 2023, following the completion of The Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 process.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-068dda
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0023
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
76521000
Description
Offshore installation services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
This notice relates to the modification of a concession contract for the award of seabed rights for the development, construction and operation of an offshore wind farm which was entered into by The Crown Estate and RWE Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (East) Limited on 17 January 2023, following the completion of The Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 process.

Contract period

Duration In Days
25,200

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
09300000
Description
Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
09310000
Description
Electricity
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
31121320
Description
Wind turbines
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
76521000
Description
Offshore installation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
The Crown Estate
Id
GB-FTS-181012

Identifier

Legal Name
The Crown Estate

Address

Street Address
1 St James's Market
Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Organisation 2
Name
RWE Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (East) Limited
Id
GB-FTS-181016

Identifier

Legal Name
RWE Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (East) Limited

Address

Locality
Wiltshire
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
RWE Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (East) Limited
Id
GB-FTS-181017

Identifier

Legal Name
RWE Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (East) Limited

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 4
Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Id
GB-FTS-92

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
039119-2026-12345-1
Title
Dogger Bank South (East)
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-181016
Name
RWE Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (East) Limited
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-181017
Name
RWE Renewables UK Dogger Bank South (East) Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
039119-2026-12345-1
Award ID
039119-2026-12345-1
Title
Dogger Bank South (East)
Status
active
Date Signed
17 Jan 2023, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
31121340
Description
Wind farm

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
09300000
Description
Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
09310000
Description
Electricity
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
31121320
Description
Wind turbines
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
76521000
Description
Offshore installation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Delivery Location

Description
Site upon the Bed of the Sea off the Yorkshire Coast, North East of Scarborough (Project Name: Dogger Bank South (East))

Value

Amount
1
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
25,200

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The modifications to the contract which are the subject of this notice are that for a period up to the expiration of the option in the Agreement for Lease, (i) developers will pay pro rata monthly, rather than annual, option fee payments with a balancing payment due on completion of the Lease pursuant to the Agreement for Lease. That balancing payment will be equal to the annual Option Fee which would have been payable in respect of the relevant year less the monthly payments actually made in that year; and (ii) the Agreement for Lease may be terminated without payment of the break payment, and with no Option Fee balancing payment. The Crown Estate considers that these changes are required due to circumstances which it was not possible to foresee at the time of the original award.
Rationale
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The contract needs to be modified due to circumstances which The Crown Estate could not have foreseen and is being modified in accordance with the requirements of regulation 43(1)(c) of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016. The modifications were made necessary by the following unforeseeable circumstances: (a) The abrupt change in the HVDC transmission infrastructure supply chain supply/demand profile. (b) Change to the Grid Connection processes (Holistic Network Design, followed by Connections Reform) which required more reinforcement works, themselves being subject to planning permission. (c) Additionally to each of the individual unforeseen circumstances set out above, a change to environmental compensation requirements, including increased requirements of statutory nature bodies, and the introduction of the Marine Recovery Fund route to compensation. The first limb of the unforeseeable circumstances test is therefore met. The second limb of the unforeseeable circumstances test is satisfied as there is no alteration to the overall nature of the contract, which will remain a public services concession. The object and purpose of the contract will remain the same under the modifications. The third limb of the unforeseeable circumstances test is also satisfied as the modifications will not exceed 50% of the value of the original concession contract.

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

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  1. 039119-2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate ·