# RDE 355 - Interim carbon mitigating solutions for the UK fishing fleet

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Defra](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [University of Plymouth](/contract-winners/university-of-plymouth/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £50,000
- Award date: 9 October 2023
- Published: 1 November 2023
- Contract start: 10 October 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: a30f5aa1-1208-42a2-93df-79a5dd99207f-694061
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cad1edce-7494-406b-bfed-7a826481db3f

## Description

The purpose of this project is to identify the full range of market ready interim carbon mitigating solutions which could be fitted to existing UK fishing vessels, to reduce carbon emissions and support progress towards 2035 Net Zero targets of a reduction in CO2 emissions by 78% from 1990 levels\. This contract was awarded by Defra\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a30f5aa1-1208-42a2-93df-79a5dd99207f-694061)