AwardedAwarded 29 July 2026
ES RDE 007 Economic assessment for UK environmental DNA strategy
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Central government
In brief
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs awarded research work to UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology on 29 July 2026.
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What the notice says
DEFRA Self-Serve Direct Award
This project will set out the economic case for support of eDNA as an environmental
monitoring technology in Defra group and beyond. It focuses on the costs and benefits of
eDNA based environmental monitoring for public sector institutes
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology | £59,932 | 3 August 2026 to 31 March 2027 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 089916-2026
Last time this was bought
ES RDE 069 - Private finance for peat: focused assessment of investment readines
- Won by
- Efeca
- Awarded
- 27 August 2026
- Value
- Not stated, or split across lots
- Contract ends
- 12 March 2027
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About the buyer
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From notice 089916-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 23 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.