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Energy & offshore tender calendar 2026–2028

Tender, licensing and allocation rounds for offshore wind, grids, oil and gas, CCS and hydrogen, worldwide, as officially scheduled. Dates as published by the authority named; checked on 8 Oct 2026; changes are common — always check the source.

Official schedules only. A round announced without dates is listed as announced, with “not published” where the authority has given no date. This is not a complete list of every round in every country.

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North Sea & NW Europe
2026Q1Q2Q3Q42027Q1Q2Q3Q42028Q1Q2Q3Q4Hesselø (Kattegat) offshore wind tend…Hesselø (Kattegat) offshore wind tender with two-sided CfDDenmarkWindow: 20 Nov 2025 – 20 May 2026Awarded: 4 Aug 2026Nordsøen I Midt offshore wind tender…Nordsøen I Midt offshore wind tender with two-sided CfDDenmarkWindow: 20 Nov 2025 – 20 May 2026Awarded: 4 Aug 2026CfD Allocation Round 7 - offshore win…CfD Allocation Round 7 - offshore wind and floating offshore wind resultsUnited KingdomAwarded: 14 Jan 2026Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5 - Celti…Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5 - Celtic Sea floating wind, third siteUnited KingdomAwarded: 3 Mar 2026today · 12 Oct 2026

Each region opens and closes. A period the source gives only as a quarter, half year or year is drawn hollow across that period. Rows link to the entry below.

North Sea & NW Europe

Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and France: official schedules only. Rounds announced without dates are listed as announced. Grid and HVDC award rounds appear only where the TSO or regulator has published a schedule; most have not.

Offshore windawarded

Hesselø (Kattegat) offshore wind tender with two-sided CfD

Denmark · Danish 3 GW offshore wind tenders with state support

Window
20 Nov 2025 – 20 May 2026
Awarded
4 Aug 2026
Authority
Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)
Capacity / scope
minimum 800 MW (0.8-1.2 GW depending on design)

Awarded on 2026-08-04 to Vattenfall Vindkraft Offshore Wind DK P/S at 542 DKK/MWh; the agency reports five bids; commissioning required by end of 2032.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Offshore windawarded

Nordsøen I Midt offshore wind tender with two-sided CfD

Denmark · Danish 3 GW offshore wind tenders with state support

Window
20 Nov 2025 – 20 May 2026
Awarded
4 Aug 2026
Authority
Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)
Capacity / scope
minimum 1 GW

Awarded on 2026-08-04 to Vattenfall Vindkraft A/S (on behalf of a company to be formed) at 504 DKK/MWh; the agency reports two bids; commissioning required by end of 2032.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Offshore windawarded

CfD Allocation Round 7 - offshore wind and floating offshore wind results

United Kingdom · UK Contracts for Difference

Window
not published
Awarded
14 Jan 2026
Authority
DESNZ / NESO
Capacity / scope
Pot 3 offshore wind projects totalling 8,245 MW and Pot 4 floating offshore wind 192.5 MW (sum of project sizes in the results notice)

Awarded on 2026-01-14: DESNZ published the Pot 3 and Pot 4 outcome as NESO notified applicants; ten fixed-bottom CfD units and two floating projects (Erebus, Pentland) listed.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Offshore windawarded

Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5 - Celtic Sea floating wind, third site

United Kingdom · The Crown Estate offshore wind leasing

Window
not published
Awarded
3 Mar 2026
Authority
The Crown Estate
Capacity / scope
1.5 GW (third site); up to 4.5 GW across three sites

Ocean Winds named for the third site on 2025-11-19 via direct award and entered the agreement for lease announced 2026-03-03; the other two sites (Equinor, Gwynt Glas) signed in October 2025.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

After an award: the usual order of work

General sequence, not a forecast for any round listed here.

  • Offshore wind. Site award → developer's engineering and contracting → fabrication of foundations, cables and turbines → offshore installation → commissioning.
  • Grid & HVDC. Framework or platform award → detailed engineering → fabrication of jackets, topsides and cables → transport and installation → commissioning.
  • Oil & gas licensing. Licence award → seismic and exploration drilling → appraisal → field development decision → engineering, fabrication and installation, if a discovery is developed.
  • CCS & hydrogen. Support or licence award → final investment decision → engineering → construction → commissioning.