We are excited to announce that we have been appointed as a lead supplier on 10 lots under Defra’s new Environmental Science Research, Development and Evidence (ES RDE) Framework, and as a subcontractor on a further four.
The ES RDE is a framework for scientific research and development and monitoring that runs from 1 February 2026 until 2034.
The framework can be used by all teams within Defra and their arms-length bodies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies, as well as the Drinking Water Inspectorate, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Organisations can commission support from Eunomia via direct award or mini-competition across a wide range of areas including:
- Food Science
- Farming
- Air Quality and Noise
- Flood and Water
- Marine and Fisheries
- Resource and Waste
- Forestry Research
- Biodiversity (International and Domestic).
We also remain available via Defra’s current RDE Framework while this remains open, with the Socio-Economic sublot (4.1) running until the end of January 2026, and other sublots Floods and Water (5.1), and Waste Lots (7.1+7.2) running until the end of May.
Our Head of Natural Economy Yvonne Rees said: “Defra’s RDE Framework has been highly successful in giving the Defra Family direct access to support from Eunomia and our collaborators. I hope that incredible expansion from the 4 sub-lots we are leading on the current RDE Framework will extend the range of support we can offer.
The new ES RDE framework will allow the Defra Family to continue working with us, and the extended group of respected individuals and organisations we have partnered with to deliver further impactful work. In addition to our work on waste and resources, we’re now advising on topics across the natural economy area, using skills we have been developing with other clients – an opportunity our multi-skilled team is very much looking forward to embracing.”