The Netherlands established secondary regulations and launched the first technology-specific tenders in 2016 following the enactment of the Offshore Wind Energy Act, which introduced an auction system for offshore wind projects in the middle of 2015. Between 2015 and 2019, Netherlands plans to auction off 700 MW of offshore capacity annually in order to build a pipeline of 3.5 GW projects. The Netherlands starts the bidding process for projects that will be ordered under Borselle lots I, II, III, and IV. Each lot can have a maximum capacity of 350 MW for projects.

The first round of bidding for the developers of the Borssele I and II lots opened on April 10, 2016. The tender period ended on May 12, 2016, and Dong Energy was named the winner on July 5.
The second tender for Borssele III and IV was opened on September 16th, 2016. On September 29, the application period finishes. The 2016 winners will be revealed by that year's conclusion.