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title: "Peat: ES-RDE 045: Peatland Engagement Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078fab"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS"
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# Peat: ES-RDE 045: Peatland Engagement Contract

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078fab

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## Summary

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) commissioned a peatland engagement service supporting the objectives of its peatland programme. The work includes establishing a knowledge repository, sharing information among stakeholders, producing newsletters, and organising stakeholder events and forums. It is a research and engagement service rather than peatland restoration works. The recorded delivery location is the United Kingdom. NIAB, a Cambridge-based small and medium-sized enterprise, was selected to provide the service. The requirement brings together knowledge management, communications and stakeholder engagement for the peatland sector, with a national remit. It is intended to help stakeholders access and exchange information and participate in events and forums connected with the programme.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to NIAB through a competitive award under a framework, using a selective procedure. There was one lot. The award date was 20 October 2026. The award value is £1,155,591 excluding VAT (£1,386,709.20 including VAT). The contract period runs from 9 November 2026 to 31 March 2030. The published procurement information describes the service scope but does not state specific evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements. The award is recorded as pending; the data also schedules a future contract signature for 6 November 2026. No cancellation or termination is recorded.

For suppliers preparing to compete for a similar Defra requirement, the award indicates demand for a coordinated peatland knowledge and engagement service, combining repository management, information sharing, regular newsletters and stakeholder events and forums. Credible providers would need to bring the capacity to sustain communications and stakeholder activity across a national programme, alongside the ability to organise and maintain accessible knowledge resources. Experience working with varied stakeholders in the peatland or environmental research sector would be relevant to demonstrating that the service can support the programme’s objectives. The competitive framework route is also important: suppliers would need to be capable of operating within a framework-based procurement and delivering a joined-up service at this scale. NIAB’s selection shows that a specialist research organisation can meet this buyer’s requirement.

## Notice

In line with the objectives of the the peatland programme, this engagement contract would include a knowledge repository and information sharing amongst stakeholders, newsletters, and stakeholder events and forums.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100780-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 9 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,155,591 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## 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 | NIAB |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 24 Oct 2026 at 17:19 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100780-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100780-2026
  24th October 2026 - Contract award 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
- https://www.niab.com/

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