OFTO Tender Round 1

OFTO Tender Round 1 started in July 2009. Tender Round 1 enabled prospective bidders to compete to own one or more of the offshore transmission assets associated with:

• Robin Rigg East and West
• Gunfleet Sands 1 and 2
• Barrow
• Walney 1
• Ormonde
• Walney 2
• Sheringham Shoal
• Greater Gabbard
• Thanet

Tender Round 1 publications

The following publications relate to the tender and award process for Tender Round 2:

• Generic Licence and Guidance for TR1
• Tender Rules for Tender Round 1 (TR1)
• Generic Preliminary Information Memorandum for TR1
• Pre-Qualification Document for Tender Round 1 (TR1)
• Qualification to Tender Document for Tender Round 1 (TR1)
• Conclusions of Consultation on the Evaluation of OFTO Tender Round 1 Benefits
• Regulatory instructions and guidance for Tender Round 1 (TR1) licensees
• Outcome of the aggregation exercise for Offshore Transmission Tender Round 1 (TR1)

Offshore transmission assets

Robin Rigg East and West

OFTO transmission assets value: £65.5m 

Current status: Licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 180 MW
Developed by: E.on

Operator: Transmission Capital Partners

Gunfleet Sands 1 and 2

OFTO transmission assets value: £49.5m 

Current status: Licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 173 MW
Developed by: DONG

Operator: Transmission Capital Partners

Barrow

OFTO transmission assets value: £33.6m 

Current status: Licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 90 MW
Developed by: DONG and Centrica

Operator: Transmission Capital Partners

Walney 1

OFTO transmission assets value: £105.4m 

Current status: Licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 184 MW
Developed by: DONG, SSE and OPW

Operator: Blue Transmission

Ormonde

OFTO transmission assets value: £103.9m 

Current status: Licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 150 MW
Developed by: Vattenfall

Operator: Transmission Capital Partners

Walney 2

OFTO transmission assets value: £109.8m 

Current status: Licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 184 MW
Developed by: DONG, SSE and OPW

Operator: Blue Transmission

Sheringham Shoal

OFTO transmission assets value: £193.1m 

Current status: Licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 315 MW
Developed by: Scira

Operator: Blue Transmission

Greater Gabbard

OFTO transmission assets value: £317.1m 

Current status: Licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 504 MW
Developed by: SSE and RWE

Operator: Equitix Group

Thanet

OFTO transmission assets value: £164.8m 

Current status: Licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 300 MW
Developed by: Vattenfall

Operator: Balfour Beatty