# RDE728 Risks to linear and buried infrastructure from peat rewetting

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [AECOM Ltd](/contract-winners/aecom/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £49,462
- Tender value: £49,462
- Award date: 6 February 2025
- Published: 12 February 2025
- Contract start: 14 February 2025
- Contract end: 10 October 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 233477cb-6ee2-4a30-a61d-a7048be40e29-825861
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ef759938-b420-496c-bc82-c1a70215094c

## Description

The aim of this project is to develop an understanding of the impacts and risks to linear and buried infrastructure from rewetting peat and the barriers and mitigations associated with these\. The outcome of this will be that Defra has knowledge on where it is and is not possible to rewet peat due to either risks to infrastructure or asset holders ability to prevent rewetting\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/233477cb-6ee2-4a30-a61d-a7048be40e29-825861)