Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c8e-937e-7313-85ab-f4707f347e89/ncf-nature-for-climate-peatland-discovery-grant-round-2 pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # NCF Nature for Climate Peatland Discovery Grant Round 2 [Defra Network eTendering Portal](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra-network-etendering-portal) Often single bidder Estimated value £10,000 Published 5 Apr 2022 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Government has committed more than £750 million for a Nature for Climate Fund, which includes programmes of peat restoration and tree planting. As part of this, Natural England is delivering a competitive grant scheme; the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme (NCPGS). The NCPGS will contribute to bringing landscape scale restorative action to degraded upland and lowland peatlands across England over four years, from 2021 to 2025. There are two key targets for the NCPGS, which are linked directly to the delivery of the England Peat Action Plan. They are to: - undertake restorative action on 35,000 ha of degraded peat in England by March 2025, putting the sites on a trajectory to recovery - reduce emissions from peat by 9 Mt CO2e cumulatively by 2050 Through the NCPGS, the government intends to invest over £50 million in peat restoration by 2025. There are two separate grants in the NCPGS: - Restoration Grants - Discovery Grants Restoration Grants fund capital works to restore peatland on a landscape scale. They can fund up to 75% of costs, and in exceptional cases up to 85%. The window for applications to the 2022 Restoration Grant is due to open in April and will run for 8 weeks. You can find out more about the Restoration Grant in the 'NCPGS Restoration Grant Guide for Applicants', a copy of which is provided as an Annex of the Discovery Grant Invitation to Apply (ITA) pack. Final details of the 2023 Restoration Grant will be confirmed prior to the 2023 application window. Discovery Grants fund work to unlock barriers to peatland restoration and prepare projects to apply for Restoration Grants in future rounds. It is expected that if you receive a Discovery Grant, you will bid into the final Restoration Grant round in 2023. Discovery Grants can cover up to 100% of costs. Peatland restoration includes works to raise the water table or reinstate peat-forming vegetation. Barriers to restoration may be from any aspect of a project, such as: - the physical and historic nature of peatland sites - partnership working - development and securing of private finance This may include, but is not limited to, funding to: - build capacity and capability in new or nascent peat partnerships - engage new partners or landowners - explore opportunities for private investment funding - develop site understanding, including baseline monitoring, hydrological and ecological surveys, or historic environment assessments. ### Funding timeline The second window for Discovery Grant applications is due to open in May and run for 8 weeks. Discovery Grants awarded in late summer 2022 will be offered until March 2023. This is to prepare projects for Restoration Grant applications in 2023. There is no minimum or maximum limit to the size of projects: we anticipate applications of up to £100,000 and the amount bid for should be proportionate to the expected planning costs for a Restoration Grant project. Read full description ## CPV classification Environmental improvement works Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/3d187eb0-f833-4664-8cd8-8debe3c5a64a) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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