✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 6 Oct 2026, 10:01.
Opportunity overview
Devon County Council (DCC), is delivering the A382 Link Road Development near Newton Abbot, Devon. In addition to the main scheme, additional funding has been made available through the ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme to fund carbon reduction measures on the project. The scheme seeks not only to improve highway safety, network resilience and traffic flow, but also to demonstrate innovative approaches to reducing and removing carbon emissions from highway construction activities.
As part of the project's carbon-negative aspirations, DCC wishes to investigate the impact of construction activities on soil carbon levels and the potential benefits of incorporating biochar, enhanced mineral weathering and mycorrhizal fungi into traditional highway earthworks operations. Emerging research suggests that these products may increase carbon sequestration rates, improve soil health and increase long-term carbon storage within highway verges and associated landscape areas.
The budget available is between £150,000 and £170,000 further details on the cost strategy are given in the documentation.
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094037-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Devon County Council is seeking research services to study how highway earthworks affect soil carbon and soil health on the A382 Link Road Development near Newton Abbot, Devon. The work will investigate potential use of biochar, enhanced mineral weathering and mycorrhizal fungi to support carbon sequestration and long-term carbon storage.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for environmental research, soil science, carbon sequestration, geotechnical and highway-environment consultancy suppliers. Detailed technical, team and submission requirements are not provided in the supplied notice extract.
Key points identified
Service requirementUndertake a study of carbon sequestration and soil health impacts within highway earthworks.Evidence: Opportunity title: "Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health Impacts within Highway Earthworks".
Research focusInvestigate construction impacts on soil carbon levels and the potential benefits of biochar, enhanced mineral weathering and mycorrhizal fungi in traditional highway earthworks operations.Evidence: Description explicitly states DCC wishes to investigate these impacts and products.
Detailed supplier requirementsUnknownEvidence: No selection, technical response, staffing or methodology requirements are included in the supplied data.
95% approved-analysis confidence6 supplier criteria identified2 risks or unknowns
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Devon County Council is seeking research services to study how highway earthworks affect soil carbon and soil health on the A382 Link Road Development near Newton Abbot, Devon. The work will investigate potential use of biochar, enhanced mineral weathering and mycorrhizal fungi to support carbon sequestration and long-term carbon storage.
Who this may suit
Potential fit for environmental research, soil science, carbon sequestration, geotechnical and highway-environment consultancy suppliers. Detailed technical, team and submission requirements are not provided in the supplied notice extract.
Key deliverables
Research into construction impacts on soil carbon levels
Assessment of biochar, enhanced mineral weathering and mycorrhizal fungi in highway earthworks
Evidence relating to carbon sequestration, soil health and long-term carbon storage
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
6 criteria identified
Service requirement
99% confidence
Undertake a study of carbon sequestration and soil health impacts within highway earthworks.
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Opportunity title: "Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health Impacts within Highway Earthworks".
Research focus
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Investigate construction impacts on soil carbon levels and the potential benefits of biochar, enhanced mineral weathering and mycorrhizal fungi in traditional highway earthworks operations.
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Description explicitly states DCC wishes to investigate these impacts and products.
Detailed supplier requirements
98% confidence
Unknown
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No selection, technical response, staffing or methodology requirements are included in the supplied data.
Supplier eligibility criteria
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Unknown
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No eligibility, exclusion, financial standing, insurance, company-size or geographic supplier restrictions are stated in the supplied data.
SME suitability
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Unknown
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VCSE suitability
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Unknown
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COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Budget range
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£150,000 to £170,000
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Description: "The budget available is between £150,000 and £170,000".
Listed lot value
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£170,000
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Lot 1 value_amount is 170000 GBP.
Currency
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GBP
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Process and lot currency are GBP.
Cost strategy
97% confidence
Further details are stated to be in the documentation, which is not supplied.
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Description: "further details on the cost strategy are given in the documentation".
Delivery
Project context
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A382 Link Road Development near Newton Abbot, Devon.
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Description identifies the A382 Link Road Development near Newton Abbot, Devon.
Delivery region
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UKK43, United Kingdom
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Delivery location record specifies region UKK43 and country United Kingdom.
Contract dates
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Unknown
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PROCEDURE
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Procurement status
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Open tender
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display_status is "open" and source_status is "active".
Procurement method
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Open competition below threshold
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procurement_method is "open" and procurement_method_details is "Below threshold - open competition".
Notice type
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Tender notice on Find a Tender
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notice_type is "Tender notice on Find a Tender".
Submission deadline
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30 October 2026, 12:00 UTC
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submission_deadline is "2026-10-30T12:00:00+00:00".
Published date
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6 October 2026
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published_at is "2026-10-06T08:23:56+01:00".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Documentation dependency
98% confidence
Detailed cost strategy and potentially other tender requirements are not available in the supplied extract.
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The description refers to further cost-strategy details in documentation, but no supporting tender documents are supplied.
Scope definition risk
97% confidence
The supplied notice gives research themes but does not state detailed methodology, deliverables, timetable or evaluation criteria.
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