OFTO Tender Round 3

OFTO Tender Round 3 started in February 2014. Tender Round 3 enabled prospective bidders to compete to own one or more of the offshore transmission assets associated with:

• Westermost Rough
• Humber Gateway

The enduring regime

Tender round 3 ran under a new process, the enduring regime. We decided to combine the Pre-Qualification (PQ) and Qualification to Tender (QTT) stages into one Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) stage. This change aimed to simplify the tender process simpler for all parties. Although the TR3 projects were built by offshore generators, using the generator build model, the enduring regime also gave generators the choice of an Offshore Transmission Owner (OFTO) designing and constructing the transmission assets (the OFTO build model).

Launch event

On Wednesday 26 February 2014, we held an online launch event for OFTO Tender Round 3. 

• OFTO Tender Round 3 Launch Event

Tender Round 3 publications

The following publications relate to the tender and award process for Tender Round 5:

• Generic Licence and Guidance for TR3
• Tender Process Guidance Document for TR3
• Generic Preliminary Information Memorandum for TR3
• Notice under the Electricity (Competitive Tenders for Offshore Transmission Licenses) Regulations 2013
• Enhanced Pre-Qualification Document for Tender Round 3 (TR3)
• Next Steps for Participation in the Tender Round 3 (TR3) Enhanced Pre-Qualification (EPQ) Stage
• Cost recovery methodology for Tender Round 3 (TR3)
• Guidance on the Transfer Agreement for Tender Round 3 (TR3)
• Process to close for Tender Round 3 (TR3)
• Outcome of the aggregation exercise for Offshore Transmission Tender Round 3 (TR3)

Offshore transmission assets

Westermost Rough

OFTO transmission assets value: £172.3m 

Current status: licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 205 MW
Developed by: DONG, Marubeni and GIB

Operator: Transmission Capital Partners

Publications relating to Westermost Rough:

• Decision to certify Westermost Rough
• Cost assessment for transmission assets
• Notice of confirmation of determination to grant the licence
• Notice of reasons for the modification of the offshore transmission licence
• Approval of statement of the basis of transmission owner charges
• Approval of market rate revenue adjustment methodology statement
• Notice of Preferred Bidder status
• Draft cost assessment for transmission assets
• TR3 Preliminary information memorandum

Humber Gateway

OFTO transmission assets value: £173.3m 

Current status: licensed OFTO
Installed capacity: 219 MW
Developed by: E.on

Operator: Humber Gateway OFTO Limited

Publications relating to Humber Gateway:

• Decision on exceptional event
• Cost assessment for transmission assets
• Notice of confirmation of determination to grant the licence
• Notice of reasons for the modification of the offshore transmission licence
• Approval of statement of the basis of transmission owner charges
• Approval of market rate revenue adjustment methodology statement
• Notice of Preferred Bidder status
• Draft cost assessment for transmission assets
• TR3 Preliminary information memorandum