# NCF: Peatland Sector Capacity

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEFRA](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology \(UKCEH\)](/contract-winners/uk-centre-for-ecology-hydrology-ukceh/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £166,996
- Tender value: £166,996
- Award date: 18 July 2023
- Published: 19 August 2023
- Contract start: 31 July 2023
- Contract end: 28 February 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: 18760ed8-80b8-43e0-a12e-fbd1e77aa199-673513
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e9112c71-7504-4ee7-ba43-02416f8d85f2

## Description

Research is required to understand the makeup and capacity of the peat restoration sector in England and how it needs to change over time, considering both the Peat Partnerships that deliver the overall restoration projects and the contractor base that delivers the physical restoration\. The research is made up of 5 work packages: Work Package 1: Sector demographics and capacity Work Package 2: Barriers to increasing capacity for existing organisations and businesses involved in peat restoration Work Package 3: Barriers to new entrants Work Package 4: Skills gap analysis and future pipeline of skilled workers Work Package 5: Scoping lowland peat restoration training requirements

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/18760ed8-80b8-43e0-a12e-fbd1e77aa199-673513)