Multi-year, framework-style ROV inspection agreements are becoming the norm for offshore wind operators managing growing fleets of operational assets, shifting demand from one-off project surveys toward recurring operations-and-maintenance inspection programmes. This is relevant to contractors and operators planning long-term capacity and client relationships in the sector. With multiple offshore wind developers now locking in multi-year ROV framework agreements rather than tendering survey work project by project, what does this shift mean for smaller or regional survey contractors trying to compete for offshore wind O&M work?