ES RDE 069 - Private finance for peat: focused assessment of investment readines

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Below threshold - award under framework

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£114,320published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Aug 2026

Awarded to Efeca

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Defra Self-Service Direct Award.

Defra requires targeted evidence to support future policy development and prioritisation. The intention of this project is not to provide a comprehensive assessment of all peat finance opportunities, but to undertake in-depth analysis of two priority areas and help Defra interpret the implications for future policy development.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - award under framework
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Call-off under a framework
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Sept 2026, 16:12 BST
Last source update: 2 Sept 2026, 16:12 BST
Authority reference: C35338
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-083184
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f0a2 Find a Tender

Related procedures1

Call-off under framework Environmental Science Research, Development and Evidence (ES RDE) Framework

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
2 Sept 2026, 16:12 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £114,3201 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Efeca	£114,320 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

ES RDE 069 - Private finance for peat: focused assessment of investment readines · Efeca
Signed
27 Aug 2026
Value
£114,320
Period
1 Sept 2026 – 12 Mar 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

EfecaAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCBR-8173-JBQW Suite 2, First Floor, Space House, 22-24 Oxford Road, Bournemouth, South West, BH8 8EZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender2 Sept 2026, 16:12 BST