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ES RDE 111 - Field-scale delivery of water into lowland peat: quantifying contro

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

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02 Sep 2026 at 13:17

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs commissioned research and related consultancy on delivering water at field scale into lowland peat. The work is designed to improve understanding of whether raised water tables can be maintained on lowland peat, building on evidence from earlier lowland peat, pump-drained peat, water-balance and agricultural-peat assessment programmes. It addresses two linked challenges that limit confidence in the feasibility of maintaining raised water tables. The requirement is classified as research and development services and related consultancy services. The buyer is Defra, a central government department, and the work concerns lowland peat sites in England, although no specific delivery site is identified. The procurement comprised one completed lot.

This procurement has been awarded and is complete. Defra used a non-competitive direct award under a framework, described as a below-threshold award under framework arrangements. The contract was signed on 27 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 12 March 2027. The selected supplier is Jeremy Benn Associates Limited, trading as JBA Consulting. The awarded contract value is £114,503 excluding VAT, or £137,403.60 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The process was not competitive, and the single lot was completed. The requirement was evaluated through the framework direct-award route rather than an open competition. No separate award date or additional evaluation criteria are recorded.

This award indicates demand from Defra for specialist environmental research and consultancy on lowland peat hydrology and water-level management. A credible future competitor would need to design and deliver field-scale research, assess the feasibility of maintaining raised water tables, and turn results into evidence that supports government decisions. Relevant capability includes understanding lowland and agricultural peat, pump-drained peat systems, water balances and water-table assessment, together with the ability to build on substantial existing research rather than treating the requirement as a standalone study. The selected organisation is a large consultancy, so competitors should be able to provide comparable technical capacity, experienced researchers and reliable project delivery at government standard. Familiarity with framework purchasing and Defra requirements would also be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ES RDE 111 - Field-scale delivery of water into lowland peat: quantifying contro

Notice Description

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. This section provides the overarching framework for a pair of complementary research projects designed to improve Defra's understanding of the feasibility of maintaining raised water tables on lowland peat. The programme builds on a substantial existing evidence base developed through Lowland Peat 3 Work Package 1 (LP3 WP1), the Pump Drained Lowland Peat water balance work, LP3+, and the Water Table Assessment in Lowland Agricultural Peat (WTAP) programme. Together, these studies have highlighted two distinct but linked challenges that currently limit confidence in the feasibility of maintaining raised water tables on lowland peat.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f05c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083050-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£114,503 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 12 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Jeremy Benn Associates Limited

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