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title: "Domestic Combustion Tracking and Evaluation"
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# Domestic Combustion Tracking and Evaluation

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059d35

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has completed a procurement process titled "Domestic Combustion Tracking and Evaluation" aimed at strengthening the evidence base around solid fuel burning, focusing predominantly on domestic settings within the UK. This contract commenced on 16th March 2026 and is scheduled to conclude on 15th March 2030, with the potential for a one-year extension. The contract is structured around four work packages and involves IPSOS (Market Research) Ltd as the supplier. This process spans various stages, including a tender initiated in 2025, leading to the award and signing in March 2026. It employs an open, competitive flexible procedure, inviting expert research and consultancy services in the domain of air quality management across the UK.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses in research and consultancy services, particularly those focused on air quality management and solid fuel usage analysis. IPSOS (Market Research) Ltd, a large-scale organisation, has been selected for its capability to deliver comprehensive qualitative and quantitative research aligned with the tender's objectives. Businesses excelling in market research, stakeholder engagement, and innovative data collection and analysis strategies will find this contract well-aligned with their service offerings. The inclusion of behavioural insights and real-world burning practices provides a niche domain for companies interested in environmental consultancy to leverage their expertise for further business growth and contributions towards policy-making in sustainability and energy efficiency.

## Notice

Defra is seeking to commission a multi-year research programme to strengthen the evidence base around solid fuel burning across the UK, with a focus on domestic settings. The contract is expected to run from March 2026 until 28th February 2030 with the possibility of a one (1) year extension (which is not guaranteed), and is structured around four interlinked work packages. Previous research, similar in nature, can be found here; https://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectId=20159 https://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectId=21104 This work is essential for informing trends in emissions from domestic burning, both indoors and outdoors and will support better policy and intervention development.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Contract start date: 01/02/2026 Contract End date: 31/01/2030 Contract End date with 1x1 year extensions: 31/01/2030 only applied if the extension is deemed necessary during the contract term

Renewal: Potential for 1 x 1 year in extension periods

### Planning Information

Defra is seeking to commission a multi-year research programme to strengthen the evidence base around solid fuel burning across the UK, with a focus on domestic settings.
Work Package Overview 
Work Package 1: National Estimates of Domestic Burning (UK wide)
This package aims to generate robust, reliable and nationally representative data on domestic burning practices and develop UK wide estimates of solid fuel use, including a public facing Core Activity Survey (CAS), to monitor trends in indoor and outdoor burning. As part of this work package, the successful bidder will be expected to scale and quantify collected data to produce UK wide estimates of solid fuel use, supporting Defra’s National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (NAEI) and DESNZ’s Digest of UK Energy Statistics (DUKES). 
Work Package 2: Behavioural Insights (England only) 
The aim of this work package is to explore the motivations driving burning behaviours, as well as attitudes held, and knowledge of air quality impacts related to burning. This survey should be designed to enable segmentation analysis and as a minimum cover; why people burn solid fuels and how this varies by demographic; awareness of health and environmental impacts; barriers/enablers to behaviour change and potential levers for intervention; views of non-burners to contextualise public perception. 
Work Package 3: Real-World Burning Practices & Indoor Air Quality (England only)
This package aims to deepen our understanding of domestic burning behaviours and their impact on indoor air pollution. This work package should be designed to build on the data collected from the CAS. We anticipate this to be a qualitative study of burners that would provide detailed contextual information such as fuel choices, sourcing, storage, appliance use habits, as well as detailed measurements of how much fuel is being burnt, and the moisture content of wood fuels in use. 
Work Package 4: Stakeholder Engagement, Market Insight & Evaluation 
This package will support evolving policy and evidence needs related to domestic combustion. This may include, but is not limited to, engagement with key stakeholders, such as industry, local authorities, and consumers. It may also include evaluation activities and desk-based research. Potential methods include focus groups, workshops, and stakeholder interviews; mystery shopping, market compliance assessments and market research; evaluation of interventions, communications, or supply chain practices. This work will help contextualise findings from other work packages and support implementation planning. Suppliers should be confident in their ability to deliver robust qualitative and quantitative research to support these aims.
If you have an interest in this requirement please get in touch with the procurement team, no later than 15:00 on Thursday 2nd October 2025, at:
dgc-laww-buyer@defra.gov.uk inbox referencing this opportunity.
The team are interested in gaining some information from the market, so any interested party should register their interest by email to the address above, with their answers to the following questions. 
1. Can you identify and recommend any potential data sources that could aid or improve the research through data linkage? 
2. Are there additional areas that a core activity survey could address in which would improve our estimates of emissions from domestic burning (indoor and/or outdoor)? (https://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectId=21104)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026343-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Future notice date | 23 Oct 2025 |
| Award date | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 16 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | £1 |
| Awards value | £1,640,686 |
| Contracts value | £1,640,686 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Additional buyers | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 90731100 - Air quality management

## Release History

- 23 Mar 2026 at 14:49 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026343-2026
- 19 Feb 2026 at 16:40 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015441-2026
- 20 Nov 2025 at 14:51 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075745-2025
- 18 Sep 2025 at 13:19 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057734-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026343-2026
  23rd March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015441-2026
  19th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075745-2025
  20th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057734-2025
  18th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://atamis-9529.my.site.com/s/WelcomeSubmissionsmustbemadeviatheAuthority'seSourcingplatform.
- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectId=20159
- https://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectId=21104
- https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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