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Reducing Noise from Offshore Wind Piling: A Pilot

2024-12-13

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Published date: 13 December 2024

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.

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Closing: 13 January 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Location of contract

    SW1P 4DF

    Value of contract

    £1

    Procurement reference

    CF-0424400D8d000003VQwdEAG

    Published date

    13 December 2024

    Closing date

    13 January 2025

    Closing time

    12pm

    Contract start date

    8 February 2025

    Contract end date

    31 August 2028

    Contract type

    Service contract

    Procedure type

    Open procedure (above threshold)

    What is an 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 procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal. Underwater noise is increasing in the marine environment. A key area of concern is impulsive noise which can be generated from a range of activities including piling during the installation of offshore wind turbine foundations. Without mitigation, mid-frequency sound, such as from impact piling, has been shown to cause permanent hearing loss, tissue damage and lethal injury to marine mammals. The sound can also result in disturbance effects, such as disruption of foraging and potential impacts to breeding, communication and navigation. This can be potentially more harmful at the population level as it can impact a larger number of marine mammals. Fish have also been shown to have lethal and sub-lethal effects from impulsive sounds. It is thought that piling can also cause physiological impacts to eggs and larvae as these life stages contain air sacs. Other impacts such as poor body condition post hatching could occur, in addition to behavioural impacts that can affect the population level. For example, if piling activity is to take place close to a known spawning bed or ground for herring during the key spawning period, the behaviour of the spawning herring could potentially be disturbed, leading to spawning taking place in less suitable locations, or not at all. Mackerel have demonstrated changes in their shoaling behaviour when exposed to piling noise and Atlantic cod have been shown to have delayed migrations to spawning grounds when exposed to pile driving noise.


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    Attachments

  • Bidder Pack - Procurement Specific Requirements.pdf
  • Bidder Pack - Procurement Specific Requirements

  • How to apply

    Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.


    About the buyer

    Contact name

    DGC

    Address

    Seacole Building, 2 Marsham
    London
    SW1P 4DF
    UK

    Telephone

    +03450335577

    Email

    dgcenquiries@defra.gov.uk


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