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ES RDE 110 - Quantifying winter water capture and storage requirements to addres

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

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02 Sep 2026 at 16:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs commissioned research and consultancy services on quantifying winter water capture and storage requirements for lowland agricultural peat. The work addresses two linked challenges affecting confidence in maintaining raised water tables on lowland peat: understanding the water balance and determining the capture and storage capacity needed during winter. It builds on evidence from the Lowland Peat 3 Work Package 1, Pump Drained Lowland Peat water balance, LP3+ and Water Table Assessment in Lowland Agricultural Peat programmes. This is an environmental research and evidence-development requirement, classified under CPV 73000000 for research and development services and related consultancy services. Defra is the buying organisation, with the contract managed for central government purposes. The procurement covers one requirement delivered for Defra.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a non-competitive Defra self-service direct award under a framework, using a selective below-threshold procedure. One lot was completed and awarded to Jacobs UK Ltd, Cottons Centre. The contract was signed on 28 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 12 March 2027. Its value is £114,907.08 excluding VAT, or £137,888.50 including VAT. The selected supplier is Jacobs UK Ltd. The contract is active. The award was made for services covering the specified research and consultancy requirement. The route indicates that future suppliers would need access to the relevant framework and would be considered through the buyer’s direct-award process rather than an open competition. The procurement is below the applicable threshold.

This award demonstrates Defra’s demand for specialist environmental research that turns existing peatland evidence into practical requirements for winter water capture and storage. A credible future supplier would need strong research and consultancy capability in lowland agricultural peat, peatland hydrology, water balances, raised water tables and the effects of pumping and drainage. Experience of designing or assessing water storage and capture requirements would be relevant, alongside the ability to interpret and extend substantial existing evidence rather than start from first principles. Suppliers should be able to produce robust, policy-relevant analysis for a central government client and connect findings across related programmes, including Lowland Peat 3, LP3+ and the Water Table Assessment in Lowland Agricultural Peat programme. Framework access and a track record of comparable environmental evidence work would also be important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ES RDE 110 - Quantifying winter water capture and storage requirements to addres

Notice Description

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. 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-06f0a7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083195-2026
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
£114,907 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20261 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

Jacobs UK Ltd, Cottons Centre

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