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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
2026Q1Q2Q3Q42027Q1Q2Q3Q42028Q1Q2Q3Q4Nederwiek I-A site permitNederwiek I-A site permitNetherlandsdates outside 2026–2028, see the entryCfD Allocation Round 8 - all technolo…CfD Allocation Round 8 - all technologies incl. offshore windUnited KingdomWindow: 20 Jul 2026 – 7 Aug 2026Morgan offshore wind site tender - Ir…Morgan offshore wind site tender - Irish Sea, re-tender of a Round 4 siteUnited KingdomWindow: 24 Jul 2026 – 4 Sep 2026Award expected: Q4 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 windclosed

Nederwiek I-A site permit

Netherlands · Dutch Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap

Window
16 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2025
Award expected
not published
Authority
RVO / Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth (KGG)
Capacity / scope
about 1 GW

The October 2025 round closed without applications; RVO's planning table lists the new permit procedure for this site as to be determined.

On the North Sea map: Nederwiek wind farm zone, Nederwiek 1

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Offshore windclosed

CfD Allocation Round 8 - all technologies incl. offshore wind

United Kingdom · UK Contracts for Difference

Window
20 Jul 2026 – 7 Aug 2026
Award expected
not published
Authority
DESNZ / NESO / LCCC
Capacity / scope
not published

Application window ran 20 July-7 August 2026; the indicative timetable puts NESO result notification between 27 Nov-1 Dec 2026 (no appeals) and 15-17 Feb 2027 (Tier 2 appeals), depending on the qualification scenario.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Offshore windclosed

Morgan offshore wind site tender - Irish Sea, re-tender of a Round 4 site

United Kingdom · The Crown Estate offshore wind leasing

Window
24 Jul 2026 – 4 Sep 2026
Award expected
Q4 2026
Authority
The Crown Estate
Capacity / scope
up to 1.5 GW

Accelerated re-tender of the Round 4 site discontinued in January 2026; offers a 10-year agreement for lease with the windfarm DCO (August 2025) and a NESO grid connection agreement in place. Open to sole bidders or consortia registered on The Crown Estate e-tendering portal; one questionnaire submission each, due 4 September 2026, decides entry to an ascending clock auction on a Site Exclusivity Fee paid over 20 years from lease. The 24 July notice was replaced on 27 July by a competitive flexible procedure notice with unchanged deadlines; Find a Tender gives 20 November 2026 as the estimated award decision date; The Crown Estate expects the auction and selection of a preferred bidder towards the end of 2026.

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.