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Tender: Study of Carbon Sequestration and Soil Health in A382 Link Road Earthworks – Newton Abbot, Devon

Released 29 days ago

Closed30 Oct 2026

Likely valueEstimate£120K to £210KInflation adjusted

LocationSouth West

AgencyDevon County Council

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryResearch & Development

Submissions closedClosed Fri, 30 Oct 2026

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Devon County Council is seeking a supplier to study carbon sequestration and soil health impacts within highway earthworks for the A382 Link Road Development near Newton Abbot, Devon. The study will investigate how construction activities affect soil carbon levels and assess the potential benefits of incorporating biochar, enhanced mineral weathering and mycorrhizal fungi into traditional highway earthworks to increase carbon sequestration rates, improve soil health and enhance long-term carbon storage in highway verges and associated landscape areas, while supporting the scheme’s aims to improve highway safety, network resilience and traffic flow and to demonstrate carbon-reduction approaches funded through the ADEPT Live Labs 2 programme. The available budget is between £150,000 and £170,000.

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