Published date: 7 April 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 June 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products - 03000000

Location of contract

North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

tender_296359/1059699

Published date

7 April 2022

Closing date

3 June 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

8 August 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Government has committed more than £750 million to a Nature for Climate Fund, including for peat restoration and tree planting programmes. As part of this, Natural England (NE) is delivering the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme (NCPGS). This competitive scheme will run from 2021 to 2025.

The NCPGS aims to:

- set 35,000 ha of degraded peatland in England on a path to restoration by March 2025
- reduce emissions from peat by 9 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent by 2050, with continued reductions after that

These targets are linked to the England Peat Action Plan. Peatland restoration will also deliver wider environmental and social benefits. It will: contribute to the Nature Recovery Network (NRN); enhance ecosystems and biodiversity; improve water quality; provide natural flood management; protect the historic environment; give opportunities for people to connect with nature.

The NCPGS includes the Restoration Grant and the Discovery Grant. This project is for Round 2 of the Restoration Grant which will fund peatland restoration and its associated eligible costs. The Restoration Grant is a multi-year grant and funds are intended for projects where there is a complete programme of restoration works identified for at least the first year of the agreement.

The Restoration Grant provides up to 75% of total project costs.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Emma

Address

SMITH SQUARE
LONDON
SW1P 3JR
England

Email

Emma.Tully@defra.gov.uk