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title: "ES RDE 068 - Potential impacts of peat rewetting on onsite wastewater systems an"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f057"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS"
published: "2026-09-02"
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# ES RDE 068 - Potential impacts of peat rewetting on onsite wastewater systems an

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f057

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs commissioned research and consultancy on the potential impacts of peat rewetting on onsite wastewater systems. The work covers a national-level screening and conceptual assessment of interactions between peat rewetting, onsite wastewater systems, wider property-level infrastructure and interface risks. It considers whether these risks could create material barriers to peat rewetting where sites are restored, used for paludiculture or managed through wetter farming. This is an environmental research and related consultancy service, classified under CPV 73000000. The requirement is managed by Defra, a central government department, and applies across England at national level rather than to a named local site.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. Defra used a non-competitive selective procedure described as a below-threshold award under a framework, through a self-service direct award. AECOM Limited was selected for the single lot. The award is active and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 27 August 2026, with an awarded value of £64,840 excluding VAT and £77,808 including VAT. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 12 March 2027. The published procurement information identifies the requirement as research and consultancy services; it does not set out a separate scored evaluation basis or additional participation criteria.

This award shows Defra’s demand for specialist environmental research combining peatland restoration policy with practical infrastructure and wastewater risk assessment. A credible future supplier would need to screen and assess risks nationally, understand peat rewetting in restored sites, paludiculture and wetter farming, and analyse consequences for onsite wastewater systems, property infrastructure and interfaces between them. Useful capability would include environmental consultancy, conceptual assessment, evidence-led research and the ability to identify whether technical risks could obstruct wider land-management objectives. Suppliers should also be able to deliver concise, defensible findings for a central government client and operate through a framework-based route for below-threshold requirements.

## Notice

Defra Self-Service Direct Award. To deliver a national-level screening and conceptual assessment of how peat rewetting may interact with onsite wastewater systems, wider property-level infrastructure and interface risks, and whether these risks could create material barriers to peat rewetting, whether the site is restored, used for paludiculture or managed through wetter farming.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083038-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 12 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £64,840 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | AECOM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 12:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083038-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083038-2026
  2nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04ef64
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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