Suppliers

Supply Chain Opportunities
The design, development, construction and operation of the Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm Project has the potential to bring significant economic benefits to the region through the contracts that will be awarded. A large proportion of the supply chain opportunities will be during the construction period which is currently expected to begin in 2024, although the engagement with the Supply Chain will commence well in advance of that date.

The principal areas that contracts are awarded for during the construction of a wind farm are:

Turbine supply and Installation
Turbine foundation structures
Export cables supply and installation
Inter-array cables supply and installation
Onshore cables supply and installation
Civil and electrical engineering
Substation construction and installation
Controls and Instrumentation (C&I) services
Port areas (construction and O&M)

Port services (construction and O&M)
Transport and Installation (T&I) vessels
Transport and Installation (T&I) services
Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs)
Service Office Vessels (SOVs)
Offshore geotechnical investigation
Legal consultants
Design consultants

Turbine supply and Installation
Turbine foundation structures
Export cables supply and installation
Inter-array cables supply and installation
Onshore cables supply and installation
Civil and electrical engineering
Substation construction and installation
Controls and Instrumentation (C&I) services
Port areas (construction and O&M)
Port services (construction and O&M)
Transport and Installation (T&I) vessels
Transport and Installation (T&I) services
Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs)
Service Office Vessels (SOVs)
Offshore geotechnical investigation
Legal consultants
Design consultants

In awarding contracts, we will go through a competitive tender process for each part of the works. Regional Suppliers with the appropriate skills and experience will be well placed to tender for these contracts as RWE Renewables Ireland strives to use a local supply chain where possible, as is the case on other RWE offshore wind farms globally, as a part of our sustainability commitment to support the local community.

RWE has launched an innovative approach to supplier engagement, the Supplier Transparency & Engagement Programme (STEP). STEP aims to maximise awareness of the opportunities offered to businesses in Ireland by the growing offshore wind industry.

The STEP initiative includes holding supplier engagement days, launching an easy-to-use engagement platform with open search functionality that can be used by anyone including higher Tier suppliers (link below), as well as the opportunity to arrange calls on a quarterly basis with project team members to keep in touch.

Supplier Updates
If you are interested in becoming a supplier to the Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm project, please register your interest via the Dublin Array Supplier Engagement Platform below.

You will also be able to register your interest in other RWE projects when filling in your details.

In addition, to apply to become a registered RWE supplier more generally, to be eligible to tender for the Dublin Array Offshore Wind Farm project packages of work and other RWE projects, please register via RWE’s main Procurement Portal below.