Procurement Other

On 29 August 2024, an awarded contract for engineering and design services was recorded on the UK North Sea Transition Authority’s (NSTA) Energy Pathfinder platform for the Sinclair Offshore Wind Farm, a floating offshore wind project being delivered by the BlueFloat Energy | Nadara Partnership. The listing shows that First Marine Solutions has been contracted under the project component "Awarded contracts" to undertake "Mooring design screening and preliminary optimisation of concepts" for Sinclair Offshore Wind. The work is categorised as Engineering and design, indicating it is part of the project’s technical development phase rather than physical construction. The Sinclair Offshore Wind Farm, described as a 99.45 GW floating offshore wind project located 47 km north-east of Fraserburgh, secured its Option to Lease through Crown Estate Scotland’s Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) leasing round, via the innovation arm. Within this context, the mooring study contract awarded to First Marine Solutions marks a concrete procurement milestone that supports the refinement of floating foundation and station-keeping concepts. This activity aligns with the project’s stated aim to develop an environmentally refined design and to advance floating wind in deeper Scottish waters. The contract award indicates active early-stage engineering progress and contributes to de-risking of the mooring solution ahead of later design, consent, and construction decisions.