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title: "NCF Nature for Climate Peatland Discovery Grant Round 2"
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# NCF Nature for Climate Peatland Discovery Grant Round 2

Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3d187eb0-f833-4664-8cd8-8debe3c5a64a

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## Summary

The Defra Network eTendering Portal is planning to initiate the 'NCF Nature for Climate Peatland Discovery Grant Round 2', focusing on environmental improvement works across various regions in the United Kingdom, including the North East, North West, and London. The contract is scheduled to begin on 5th September 2022 and end on 31st March 2023, with a grant value of £10,000. The upcoming application window for Discovery Grants will open in May 2022 and will run for eight weeks, following a publication notice on 4th July 2022.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in environmental restoration, particularly those specialising in peatland restoration, project management, and ecological surveys. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in overcoming barriers to peatland restoration or fostering partnerships in this environmental sphere will be well-positioned to bid. The project encourages diverse participation, thus both small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are particularly encouraged to apply for funding, which can cover up to 100% of eligible costs.

## Notice

The Government has committed more than PS750 million for a Nature for Climate Fund, which includes programmes of peat restoration and tree planting. As part of this, Natural England is delivering a competitive grant scheme; the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme (NCPGS). The NCPGS will contribute to bringing landscape scale restorative action to degraded upland and lowland peatlands across England over four years, from 2021 to 2025. There are two key targets for the NCPGS, which are linked directly to the delivery of the England Peat Action Plan. They are to: - undertake restorative action on 35,000 ha of degraded peat in England by March 2025, putting the sites on a trajectory to recovery - reduce emissions from peat by 9 Mt CO2e cumulatively by 2050 Through the NCPGS, the government intends to invest over PS50 million in peat restoration by 2025. There are two separate grants in the NCPGS: - Restoration Grants - Discovery Grants Restoration Grants fund capital works to restore peatland on a landscape scale. They can fund up to 75% of costs, and in exceptional cases up to 85%. The window for applications to the 2022 Restoration Grant is due to open in April and will run for 8 weeks. You can find out more about the Restoration Grant in the 'NCPGS Restoration Grant Guide for Applicants', a copy of which is provided as an Annex of the Discovery Grant Invitation to Apply (ITA) pack. Final details of the 2023 Restoration Grant will be confirmed prior to the 2023 application window. Discovery Grants fund work to unlock barriers to peatland restoration and prepare projects to apply for Restoration Grants in future rounds. It is expected that if you receive a Discovery Grant, you will bid into the final Restoration Grant round in 2023. Discovery Grants can cover up to 100% of costs. Peatland restoration includes works to raise the water table or reinstate peat-forming vegetation. Barriers to restoration may be from any aspect of a project, such as: - the physical and historic nature of peatland sites - partnership working - development and securing of private finance This may include, but is not limited to, funding to: - build capacity and capability in new or nascent peat partnerships - engage new partners or landowners - explore opportunities for private investment funding - develop site understanding, including baseline monitoring, hydrological and ecological surveys, or historic environment assessments. Funding timeline The second window for Discovery Grant applications is due to open in May and run for 8 weeks. Discovery Grants awarded in late summer 2022 will be offered until March 2023. This is to prepare projects for Restoration Grant applications in 2023. There is no minimum or maximum limit to the size of projects: we anticipate applications of up to PS100,000 and the amount bid for should be proportionate to the expected planning costs for a Restoration Grant project.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f9b9988-7738-4464-b153-e63822a889ec |
| Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 4 Jul 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Sep 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45262640 - Environmental improvement works

## Release History

- 5 Apr 2022 at 16:54 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f9b9988-7738-4464-b153-e63822a889ec
- 5 Apr 2022 at 12:26 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f9b9988-7738-4464-b153-e63822a889ec

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f9b9988-7738-4464-b153-e63822a889ec
  5th April 2022 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7916e806-9cf9-489d-9c08-802f68867183
  NCPGS Discovery Grant 2 Guidance Final Draft 30/03/2022
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aa3d1001-43e7-42a0-8501-0df1fc70c81b
  NCPGS Discovery Grant 2022 Technical E01 Draft
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7a6ca8fc-de1f-4027-8a89-8abfde2bef3c
  NCPGS Discovery Grant 2022 Technical E02 Draft
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0896c519-5747-40db-89c1-b2301fcecb93
  NCPGS Discovery Grant 2022 Technical E03 Draft
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3f9eabd5-6b9c-4352-981f-5c3af31372b2
  NCPGS Discovery Grant Commercial v3 Draft 29/03/2022
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3605f46b-f06e-4aa4-845f-ae7531527061
  NCPGS Discovery Grant GHG Calculator Draft 22/03/2022

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