WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) has published this notice through Delta eSourcing
| Notice Summary |
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| Title: | Waste and resource management technical advisors’ framework |
| Notice type: | UK4: Tender notice |
| Authority: | WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Open procedure |
| Short Description: | WRAP is preparing to launch a tender exercise for a framework to provide high quality technical advisor services to enable WRAP to provide valuable policy, support and evidence in the area of Waste and Resource Management, that can be applied to one or more of our core sector programme areas and one or more of our key stakeholder audiences. The intention is to go live with the tender within the next 7 days (but this not guaranteed). The work assigned through the framework involves providing technical advice and assumptions as well as a quality assurance role in projects that WRAP has scheduled in to deliver. The advisors appointed to the framework shall have: Expertise and experience in the sector and specialism they have indicated, Significant demonstrable skills, Evidence of acting as a lead technical advisor in the delivery of related projects, and Been involved in relevant published work. This is anticipated to be an Open Framework Agreement, which will operate for a maximum of 8 years. A new procurement exercise will be run prior to each 2-year re-opening window to allow new suppliers to apply. Existing suppliers will remain on the Framework for the full duration, subject to performance and continued eligibility. Re-openings will be conducted via a new procurement process under the Open Framework provisions of the UK Procurement Act 2023. |
| Published: | 07/07/2025 09:56 |
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Scope
Description: WRAP is preparing to launch a tender exercise for a framework to provide high quality technical advisor services to enable WRAP to provide valuable policy, support and evidence in the area of Waste and Resource Management, that can be applied to one or more of our core sector programme areas and one or more of our key stakeholder audiences. The intention is to go live with the tender within the next 7 days (but this not guaranteed).
The work assigned through the framework involves providing technical advice and assumptions as well as a quality assurance role in projects that WRAP has scheduled in to deliver.
The advisors appointed to the framework shall have:
Expertise and experience in the sector and specialism they have indicated,
Significant demonstrable skills,
Evidence of acting as a lead technical advisor in the delivery of related projects, and
Been involved in relevant published work.
This is anticipated to be an Open Framework Agreement, which will operate for a maximum of 8 years. A new procurement exercise will be run prior to each 2-year re-opening window to allow new suppliers to apply. Existing suppliers will remain on the Framework for the full duration, subject to performance and continued eligibility. Re-openings will be conducted via a new procurement process under the Open Framework provisions of the UK Procurement Act 2023.
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Total value (estimated):
GBP 1,200,000 excluding VAT GBP 1,200,000 including VAT
Lots
Lot 1 : Business waste collections:
Description: Business Waste Collections – Providing modelling, assumptions, market intelligence and insights for non-household municipal and commercial waste.
Types of activities:
Gather data on the commercial waste services
Develop scenario assumptions for commercial waste services
To peer review yield, arisings and cost assumptions used in analyses.
Development or updating of recycling tools, guidance and/or resource efficiency support for the non-household sector.
Survey development, surveying, assessment and analysis
General Technical Advice
Value (estimated):
GBP 440,000 including VAT Contract dates (estimated)
24/10/2025 to 24/10/2033
CPV Classifications:
79723000 - Waste analysis services. 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services. 90511000 - Refuse collection services.
Contract can be extended:
No
Extension Date:
Delivery regions:
Not Provided
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Demonstrate your understanding of the framework (and the specific lot you are applying for), what we are trying to achieve and why. / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Describe the project team that would manage and deliver the work, identifying team structure and the allocation of roles within the project / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Explain your approach for project, team and framework management. / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Explain your approach for delivering the service for the specific lot using recent relevant examples to demonstrate your expertise. / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Price as laid out in WRAP's costing matrix, calculating average day rates / Weighting: 40
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation: Due diligence for these will be detailed in the phase one selection questionnaire
Technical ability conditions of participation: Outlined in the ITT
Lot 2 : Model Development, Investment appraisal and cost benefit analysis
Description: Model Development, investment appraisal and cost-benefit analysis – Providing modelling designs, analysis and advice to improve efficiency and generate outputs to help inform policy decisions. Provide suppose and advise of investment appraisal and cost-benefit analysis, including quality assurance and peer review services.
Design/re-design of complex tools designed for waste and resource management scenario modelling (e.g. on-line/spreadsheet/database)
On-going support of developed models, including providing training for relevant internal staff
Advise on approaches to improve efficiency of current models.
Developing a range of tools to support businesses, public sector and consumers on decision making related to waste and resource management.
Lifecycle Assessment
Data visualisation ability
Routing modelling capability
Investment Appraisal and Cost Benefit Analysis
Quality assurance and Peer Review Services
General technical advice and analysis
Value (estimated):
GBP 400,000 including VAT Contract dates (estimated)
24/10/2025 to 24/10/2033
CPV Classifications:
79723000 - Waste analysis services. 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services. 90511000 - Refuse collection services.
Contract can be extended:
No
Extension Date:
Delivery regions:
UK UNITED KINGDOM
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Demonstrate your understanding of the framework (and the specific lot you are applying for), what we are trying to achieve and why / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Describe the project team that would manage and deliver the work-identifying team structure and the allocation of roles within the project / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Explain your approach for project, team and framework management / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: For each of the requirements listed in ITT, explain your approach for delivering the service for the specific lot using recent relevant examples to demonstrate your expertise / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - EDI and Carbon Reduction / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Price as laid out in WRAP's costing matrix, calculating average day rates / Weighting: 40
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation: Due diligence for these will be detailed in the phase one selection questionnaire
Technical ability conditions of participation: Outlined in the ITT
Lot 3 : Materials Recycling Facilities & Organics (waste treatment infrastructure and UK re-processor
Description: Materials Recycling Facilities & Organics (waste treatment infrastructure and UK re-processors) – Reviewing waste and resource infrastructure in relation to capacity, future trends, procurement requirements and technological developments for both household and non-household municipal waste.
Planning and permitting support
Review process impacts on facilities and re-processors from accepting a wider range of material feedstocks from both household and business waste sectors.
Waste infrastructure technical advice and support
Organics standards technical advice and support
Waste infrastructure mapping and analysis
Infrastructure scoping and development costs
Technical specifications on dry recyclable material preferences/ mixes
Template contract specification - dry recyclate sorting / processing, food waste processing and and structured agreements for NHNon-Household Municipal Food Waste to prevent contamination
Support in determining what works would likely be required to existing depot and WTS waste transfer station assets to support the collection of food waste.
Gather infrastructure related data as required
Support in determining bulking and haulage requirements
Survey development, surveying, assessment and analysis
General Technical Advice
Value (estimated):
GBP 200,000 including VAT Contract dates (estimated)
24/10/2025 to 24/10/2033
CPV Classifications:
79723000 - Waste analysis services. 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services. 90511000 - Refuse collection services.
Contract can be extended:
No
Extension Date:
Delivery regions:
Not Provided
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Demonstrate your understanding of the framework (and the specific lot you are applying for), what we are trying to achieve and why / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Describe the project team that would manage and deliver the work, identifying team structure and the allocation of roles within the project. / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Explain your approach for project, team and framework management. / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: For each of the requirements listed in ITT, explain your approach for delivering the service for the specific lot using recent relevant examples to demonstrate your expertise / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - EDI and Carbon Reduction / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Price as laid out in WRAP's costing matrix, calculating average day rates / Weighting: 40
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation: Due diligence for these will be detailed in the phase one selection questionnaire
Technical ability conditions of participation: Outlined in the ITT
Lot 4 : Review assumptions on the prevention of waste from households and businesses.
Description: Review assumptions on the prevention of waste from households and businesses.
Critically review and comment on waste strategies and Local Authority plans that feature a range of prevention activities.
The prevention areas could include but are not limited to activities such as home composting, repair and re-use initiatives, bulky items, and furniture re-distribution schemes.
General Technical advice
Value (estimated):
GBP 80,000 including VAT Contract dates (estimated)
24/10/2025 to 24/10/2033
CPV Classifications:
79723000 - Waste analysis services. 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services. 90511000 - Refuse collection services.
Contract can be extended:
No
Extension Date:
Delivery regions:
Not Provided
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Demonstrate your understanding of the framework (and the specific lot you are applying for), what we are trying to achieve and why / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Describe the project team that would manage and deliver the work, identifying team structure and the allocation of roles within the project / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Explain your approach for project, team and framework management. / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: For each of the requirements listed in ITT, explain your approach for delivering the service for the specific lot using recent relevant examples to demonstrate your expertise. / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - EDI and Carbon Reduction / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Price as laid out in WRAP's costing matrix, calculating average day rates / Weighting: 40
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation: Due diligence for these will be detailed in the phase one selection questionnaire
Technical ability conditions of participation: Outlined in the ITT
Lot 5 : Other waste streams (non-household similar)
Description: Review assumptions on waste arisings generated from sources that are not similar in composition to household waste. These arisings would be expected to be from Industrial, hazardous, agricultural, and clinical waste sectors.
Review assumptions on waste arisings generated from sources that are not similar in composition to household waste. These arisings would be expected to be from Industrial, hazardous, agricultural, and clinical waste sectors.
Knowledge of the management and treatment options of other waste streams mentioned above,
Review assumptions on relevant materials,
Gather insights and additional data on material streams
Provide insights on collection, treatment and disposal systems,
Advise on approaches to analysing impacts on collection, treatment and disposal systems from policy reforms.
To peer review yield assumptions used in analyses for a range of materials, collections systems, treatment options and disposal routes.
Survey development, surveying, assessment and analysis
Quality assurance and Peer Review Services
General Technical Advice
Value (estimated):
GBP 80,000 including VAT Contract dates (estimated)
24/10/2025 to 24/10/2033
CPV Classifications:
79723000 - Waste analysis services. 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services. 90511000 - Refuse collection services.
Contract can be extended:
No
Extension Date:
Delivery regions:
Not Provided
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Demonstrate your understanding of the framework (and the specific lot you are applying for), what we are trying to achieve and why / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Describe the project team that would manage and deliver the work, identifying team structure and the allocation of roles within the project / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Explain your approach for project, team and framework management / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: For each of the requirements listed in ITT, explain your approach for delivering the service for the specific lot using recent relevant examples to demonstrate your expertise. / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value - EDI and Carbon Reduction / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Price as laid out in WRAP's costing matrix, calculating average day rates / Weighting: 40
Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation: Due diligence for these will be detailed in the phase one selection questionnaire
Technical ability conditions of participation: Outlined in the ITT
Submission
Enquiry deadline: 17/07/2025 Time: 23:45Tender submission deadline: 01/08/2025 Time: 23:45
Submission address and any special instructions: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Z4CVQ7RRB8
An electronic auction will be used: No
Languages that may be used for submission: English, Award decision date (estimated): 07/08/2025
Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Contracting authority
Waste & Resources Action Programme, PCTJ-5948-ZJZV
Ground Floor, Blenheim Court, 19 George Street, Banbury, OX16 0AH, United Kingdom
Tel. 01295 819900, Email: procurement@wrap.ngo
Contact: Hannah Russell
Organisation type: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Devolved regulations that apply: None