Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cae-566c-71f7-aca4-b37e014a34f1/saltmarsh-carbon-code-phase-2-scoping [Skip to main content](#main-content) awardedGBrestricted procedureSuitable for SMEs # Saltmarsh carbon code. Phase 2 scoping [DEFRA](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra) Estimated value £11,095 Published 30 Mar 2023 Deadline Closed 18 Jan 2023 ## 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. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](/opportunities/for-small-businesses)## About this tender The Saltmarsh Code project, started in 2021, is to develop a UK domestic Saltmarsh Code to be available for projects in the UK, providing the financial pipeline to generate revenue to finance delivery of saltmarsh restoration. The goal is to create a rigorous and scientifically based voluntary certification standard, to be adopted within the voluntary carbon market, enabling saltmarsh carbon to be marketed and traded as carbon offsets, whilst providing assurances to buyers that the climate benefits being sold are real, quantifiable, additional, and permanent. The UK Saltmarsh Code will promote new habitat creation that would not otherwise be taking place. If designed so only UK companies - or UK arms of international companies - can invest, this additional restoration will contribute to the UK net-zero targets, providing more space for saltmarshes to trap and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere - a nature-based solution to climate change mitigation. ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice ](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/190cb5a9-7b50-47c4-add6-34889d251757) 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. [Track tenders free ](/register) [Buyer profileDEFRA: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defra)[SectorMore Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [Included Outside Publication Faith in Nature Natural England 17 days left 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14a29-a2ce-7073-851a-05dd5c86a64c/included-outside-publication-faith-in-nature)[The provision of an online family history service for wales The National Library of Wales 33 days left 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3ab0-72b7-a215-c1db7fc1c138/the-provision-of-an-online-family-history-service-for-wales)[Cymru Can Strategy Review Future Generations Commissioner for Wales 23 days left 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-3b47-71a7-b7c4-7d49c6871347/cymru-can-strategy-review)[Sector research for councils to learn from collaborative ICT delivery in local government Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-584b-7036-bbe3-327b4e51c3c7/sector-research-for-councils-to-learn-from-collaborative-ict-delivery-in-local-g)[Research services – Istraživanja vrsta i staništa u sklopu projekta PKK "Poboljšano upravljanje PPLP" Javna ustanova Park prirode Lonjsko polje 31 days left 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-312a-7230-92e1-4783caf49f90/croatia-research-services-istrazivanja-vrsta-i-stanista-u-sklopu-projekta-pk)[Research and development services and related consultancy services – Multiannual FWC on monitoring, research and analysis related to VET and qualifications European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, CEDEFOP - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training 59 days left 15 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-1b58-70d6-9e0f-07f8589ea85c/greece-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-mu)