# RDE821 - Methodology to include paludiculture in definition of good agricultural

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [NIAB](/suppliers/niab/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £83,203
- Tender value: £83,203
- Award date: 3 September 2025
- Published: 4 September 2025
- Contract start: 1 September 2025
- Contract end: 16 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 83fe4307-359a-4549-bbe2-95ecc3f1a92c-862198
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5cbeb014-cc22-4899-93c0-de7c99f98a46

## Description

The aim of this project is to determine how good land for paludiculture, and wetter farming, can be recognised as good agricultural and maintain its land value \(asset value\) on conversion\. Contract awarded by Defra\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/83fe4307-359a-4549-bbe2-95ecc3f1a92c-862198)