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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.

Add to calendar (.ics)Real dates only; quarters are left out of the file.

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North Sea & NW Europe
2026Q1Q2Q3Q42027Q1Q2Q3Q42028Q1Q2Q3Q4Nordsøen I Syd offshore wind tender w…Nordsøen I Syd offshore wind tender with two-sided CfDDenmarkWindow: 20 Nov 2025 – 23 Oct 2028France offshore wind tender AO10 (ele…France offshore wind tender AO10 (eleven projects, fixed and floating)FranceWindow: Jun 2026 – 12 Oct 2026Award expected: Feb 2027OFTO Tender Round 13 - East Anglia TH…OFTO Tender Round 13 - East Anglia THREE, Inch Cape, Dogger Bank C transmission linksUnited Kingdomdates not publishedtoday · 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 windopen

Nordsøen I Syd offshore wind tender with two-sided CfD

Denmark · Danish 3 GW offshore wind tenders with state support

Window
20 Nov 2025 – 23 Oct 2028
Award expected
not published
Authority
Energistyrelsen (Danish Energy Agency)
Capacity / scope
minimum 1 GW

Tender opened 2025-11-20 together with Midt and Hesselø; bid deadline 2028-10-23; commissioning required by end of 2034; support cap of DKK 55.2 bn covers all three parks.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Offshore windopen

France offshore wind tender AO10 (eleven projects, fixed and floating)

France · France offshore wind tenders (PPE2/PPE3)

Window
Jun 2026 – 12 Oct 2026
Award expected
Feb 2027
Authority
Ministry in charge of energy (DGEC) / CRE
Capacity / scope
approx. 10 GW (approx. 5 GW fixed, approx. 5 GW floating)

Tender no. 1/2026 covers eleven projects off Normandy, Brittany, the South Atlantic coast and in the Mediterranean; projects first planned under AO9 were folded into AO10; bids due 12 Oct 2026 12:00 Paris time; CRE published amended specifications on 20 Aug, 24 Sep and 7 Oct 2026; ministry states award in February 2027.

Source

checked on 8 Oct 2026

Grid & HVDCopen

OFTO Tender Round 13 - East Anglia THREE, Inch Cape, Dogger Bank C transmission links

United Kingdom · Ofgem offshore transmission owner (OFTO) tenders

Window
not published
Award expected
not published
Authority
Ofgem
Capacity / scope
not published

Ofgem published the pre-qualification shortlist of five bidders on 2026-03-24; Ofgem states the invitation-to-tender stage is due to commence during 2026 and gives no date for preferred-bidder selection, which follows each project's ITT evaluation.

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.