--- title: "NCF Nature for Climate Peatland Discovery Grant Scheme Round 2" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-032805" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-032805" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032805.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032805.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL" published: "2022-03-30" --- # NCF Nature for Climate Peatland Discovery Grant Scheme Round 2 Buyer: DEFRA NETWORK ETENDERING PORTAL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-032805 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-032805) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-032805.json) ## Summary The Defra Network eTendering Portal is planning to launch the "NCF Nature for Climate Peatland Discovery Grant Scheme Round 2," which falls under the environmental improvement works category. This procurement process aims to facilitate peatland restoration across the UK, with a total investment of over £50 million expected by 2025. The key dates include the opening of applications for the Restoration Grant in April 2022 and a subsequent window for Discovery Grant applications starting in May 2022, both running for eight weeks. Businesses should take note of the planning stage of this contract, as it presents a great opportunity for potential partnerships and innovative project proposals. This tender opens significant avenues for business growth in the environmental sector, particularly for those involved in peat restoration, ecological surveying, and environmental planning. Businesses such as environmental groups, local authorities, commercial enterprises, and charities are encouraged to participate. The funding structure can cover a substantial portion of project costs, often up to 100% for Discovery Grants, making this an attractive opportunity for companies looking to contribute to environmental protection and restoration initiatives. Engaging in this programme could position businesses favourably for future contracts within the ongoing Nature for Climate Fund initiatives. ## Notice 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme 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. About Discovery Grants 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. Eligibility Who can apply Applications are encouraged from partnerships or holdings with high potential for carbon capture. Partnerships will need to decide who will lead their application. Applications are open to: - environmental groups - local authorities - businesses - commercial enterprises - charities - public bodies - landowners - other organisations It is possible for you to have both a Discovery Grant and Restoration Grant at the same time, however these cannot both be active on the same area of land at the same time. If you applied unsuccessfully in a previous year, you can apply again this year. If you applied successfully in a previous year, you can apply for different sites this year. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008554-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Mar 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Aug 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | 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 3JR | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 45262640 - Environmental improvement works - 90712000 - Environmental planning ## Release History - 30 Mar 2022 at 12:52 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008554-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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