Ofgem E-Serve has announced the six bidders which have successfully qualified to compete for the high-voltage transmission link for the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. Ultimately the winning bidder will own and operate the link for the next 20 years.

Today’s announcement sets out the longlist of bidders which will compete, as part of a competitive tender process run by Ofgem E-Serve, to own and operate the high-voltage transmission link for the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. Two of the longlist bidders are new players that have previously not bid in earlier tenders. The link is valued at £311m*. The next stage of the process is to select a shortlist of bidders who will go through to the final bid stage.