Awarded contract

ES RDE 024 - Whole-field solutions for greenhouse gas abatement in mixed-soil fi

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): NIAB
Value: £114,077
Duration: 11 months
Topic: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Published: 30 October 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Defra self-service direct award. This project will provide a strategic assessment of how whole-field water and land management approaches could support greenhouse gas abatement in mixed-soil fields that include peat. It will explore what is feasible under practical farming conditions, identify the most promising approaches for further development, and clarify the level of confidence and uncertainty in the current evidence base. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published30 October 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date30 October 2026
Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2027in 11 months

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Decision makers

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
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Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
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