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title: "ES RDE 110 - Quantifying winter water capture and storage requirements to addres"
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# ES RDE 110 - Quantifying winter water capture and storage requirements to addres

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a7

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083195-2026 |
| 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 | £114,907 |

## 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 | Jacobs UK Ltd, Cottons Centre |

## 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 16:28 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083195-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083195-2026
  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

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