Buyer	Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs — not a council we hold
Supplier	UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

International Deep-Sea Mining (IDSM) for CM (Critical Minerals), minerals with high economic vulnerability and a high global supply risk, is an area of international interest with multiple state actors sponsoring exploratory studies in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the mid Pacific. The tension between of resource security and environmental protection is a key issue for Defra. We are keen to understand, in detail, the potential for the UK need to be met through resource efficiency, rather than primary extraction from the seabed.

Runs	12 Dec 2024 to 31 Aug 2025
OCID	ocds-b5fd17-84f467c3-2101-4f25-b26e-5f5abb40e611
Notice	Read it on Contracts Finder

Figures are as published An award value in OCDS may be a framework ceiling rather than a sum anyone expects to spend, so a large figure here is not evidence of a large purchase.