# RDE908 - Improving understanding of the use of private finance to support delive

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [The National Centre for Social Research](/suppliers/national-centre-for-social-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £73,693
- Tender value: £73,693
- Award date: 9 December 2025
- Published: 12 December 2025
- Contract start: 21 November 2025
- Contract end: 31 May 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 57087605-e42c-412a-9bac-59678309598d-875758
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1e33392c-a263-4aa8-8859-33157702b844

## Description

This project will explore mechanisms, motivations, barriers and enablers for the private sector to fund access to nature initiatives to fill knowledge gaps on how to effectively leverage private sector investment to improve access to nature as per the priority themes of the Access to Nature Green Paper\. Contract awarded by Defra\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/57087605-e42c-412a-9bac-59678309598d-875758)