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Outer Dowsing

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.

GT R4 Limited

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Contract value
£1
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Jan 2023
Award ID
039128-2026-12345-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom

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 GT R4 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-068ddf
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 GT R4 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
GT R4 Limited
Id
GB-FTS-181019

Identifier

Legal Name
GT R4 Limited

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
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
039128-2026-12345-1
Title
Outer Dowsing
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-181019
Name
GT R4 Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
039128-2026-12345-1
Award ID
039128-2026-12345-1
Title
Outer Dowsing
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 Lincolnshire Coast, East of the Humber Estuary (Project Name: Outer Dowsing)

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) Grid connection reforms that required late location changes to grid connection and cable routing requiring significant new work and upfront cost. (b) Elevated development expenditure beyond normal market expectation, arising from factors including grid delays, late changes to cable routes, and site investigation cost increases. (c) The significant increase in main equipment package procurement lead times, resulting from factors including supply chain pressures, deterioration of supplier risk appetite, and contraction of Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) market. 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. 039128-2026awardUpdate, contractUpdate ·