# Awarded - Offshore Wind Environmental Standards

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Defra](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [ERM](/contract-winners/erm/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £49,972
- Tender value: £49,972
- Award date: 18 January 2023
- Published: 27 February 2023
- Contract start: 14 February 2023
- Contract end: 31 July 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: 454d44de-df8f-4085-9653-6cca23b99ad2-618978
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-402b79dd-ed14-4568-b2c8-f294c0673697

## Description

The Government is committed to addressing the twin challenge of providing greater energy security and tackling climate change\. Defra acknowledges that the scale of proposed offshore wind deployment has the potential to increase harmful environmental impacts on the marine environment\. In support of the BESS and the Growth Plan, Defra is implementing a new Offshore Wind Environmental Improvement Package \(OWEIP\)\. This aims to accelerate offshore wind deployment while protecting, and offering opportunities to enhance, the marine environment\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/454d44de-df8f-4085-9653-6cca23b99ad2-618978)