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Offshore Electricity Transmission (OFTO)

Includes registering for the OFTO tender process, and details of upcoming, in-progress and completed tender rounds

Take part in the OFTO tendering process

Visit our Offshore Transmission Electronic Tendering Portal to register for the tendering process.

For any issues with the portal, email tendercoordinator@ofgem.gov.uk.

Register for the tendering process

In-progress tender rounds

Tender Round 12

OFTO Tender Round 12 (TR12) started in February 2025. TR12 enables prospective bidders to compete to own the offshore transmission assets associated with Sofia Offshore Wind Farm (transmission assets expected to be worth in the region of £1.3bn).

Read about Tender Round 12

Tender Round 11

OFTO Tender Round 11 (TR11) started in February 2024. TR11 enables prospective bidders to compete to own the offshore transmission assets associated with Dogger Bank B Offshore Wind Farm (transmission assets expected to be worth in the region of £0.8bn).

Read about Tender Round 11

Tender Round 10 

 OFTO Tender Round 10 (TR10) started in January 2023. TR10 will enable prospective bidders to compete to own one or more of the offshore transmission assets associated with: 

  • Dogger Bank A Offshore Wind Farm (transmission assets expected to be worth in the region of £1bn) 
  • Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm (transmission assets expected to be worth in the region of £0.5bn)
  • Moray Offshore Wind Farm West (transmission assets expected to be worth in the region of £0.6bn) 

Read about Tender Round 10

Completed tender rounds

Information and publications related to completed tender rounds can be found here: