# ORE/22/082 - Floating Offshore Wind - Offshore Wind Port and Manufacturing Investment Models

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult](/buyers/offshore-renewable-energy-catapult/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [WSP UK Limited](/contract-winners/wsp-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £81,921
- Tender value: £82,000
- Award date: 17 January 2023
- Published: 24 January 2023
- Contract start: 23 January 2023
- Contract end: 14 August 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e72588e7-1002-44be-9d6b-55bb7923c801-608325
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e7d51b3d-1a2c-43da-adff-db18e4d68535

## Description

Project Objective\(s\) • Clearly identify and summarise the existing barriers to investment for UK port infrastructure and manufacturing facilities relevant to offshore wind in the UK; • Clearly identify and summarise the key factors affecting the competitiveness of UK ports and co-location manufactured facilities, in the international context; • Develop a number of credible investment models / mechanisms which have the potential, if implemented, to effectively address the barriers identified, and improve competitiveness \(as appropriate\); • Directly inform current policy of the UK Government and Scottish Government with respect to offshore wind related infrastructure development and investment; • Illustrate the application of these schemes in a series of realistic case studies\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e72588e7-1002-44be-9d6b-55bb7923c801-608325)