Official UK procurement notice
Peat: ES-RDE 045: Peatland Engagement Contract
Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,155,591published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 20 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Niab
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn 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.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- 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
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Oct 2026, 17:19 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Oct 2026, 17:19 BST
- Authority reference
C34967- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100780- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078fabFind a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Environmental Science Research, Development and Evidence (ES RDE) Framework
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Oct 2026 → 4 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice publishedearlier today24 Oct 2026, 17:19 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 11 days4 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2026- Contract award notice published24 Oct 2026, 17:19 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,155,5911 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NiabPeatland Engagement Contract9 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £1,155,591 | 20 Oct 2026standstill to 4 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NIABAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender