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FRA083 Call Off IFC; 2025 UK Food Waste Estimate for the Manufacture Sector

Waste & Resources Action Programme

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24 Aug 2026 at 08:50

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) commissioned environmental research services to produce a robust, reproducible estimate of food waste arising from the UK food and drink manufacturing sector during 2025, and to update the existing 2021 estimate. The work supports WRAP’s wider analysis of food waste across manufacturing, retail, hospitality, food service and households, contributing to reporting against the UK target to halve food waste per person by 2030 compared with the 2007 baseline. The service is classified as environmental services (CPV 90700000). Delivery concerns the UK food and drink manufacturing sector, with the resulting analysis intended for use across WRAP’s UK-wide food-waste reporting programme.

The procurement is complete and one supplier was awarded the single lot under a competitive, selective call-off from a framework. Ridge Environmental was awarded the contract on 21 August 2026 for £11,880 gross. The contract period runs from 25 August 2026 to 18 December 2026, with an optional extension available until 29 January 2027 if required. The award is below the relevant threshold. The selected supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise. The requirement was evaluated through the framework call-off procedure, and the award is active. The planned contract signature date was 24 August 2026. The procurement used the legal basis of the Procurement Act 2023.

This award demonstrates demand from WRAP for specialist food-waste measurement and environmental research focused on the food and drink manufacturing sector. Suppliers seeking to compete for similar work would need to produce defensible estimates from complex sector data, update established baselines, and document methods so that analysis is robust and reproducible. Credibility would also depend on understanding manufacturing processes, food-waste sources and the limitations of available evidence, together with the ability to communicate results clearly for use in national reporting. Experience combining sector-specific findings with wider estimates across retail, hospitality, food service and households would be relevant. A small specialist consultancy has secured this requirement, showing that focused analytical capability can meet WRAP’s needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

FRA083 Call Off IFC; 2025 UK Food Waste Estimate for the Manufacture Sector

Notice Description

WRAP is seeking a contractor to produce a robust and reproducible estimate of food waste arising from the UK food and drink manufacturing sector in 2025 and update the 2021 estimate. WRAP will then combine this with estimates for retail, hospitality and food service, and households to support reporting on progress towards the UK target to halve food waste per person by 2030, compared with the 2007 baseline.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ea12
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080138-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£11,880 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Contract Period
25 Aug 2026 - 18 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Waste & Resources Action Programme
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BANBURY
Postcode
OX16 5BH
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cherwell
Electoral Ward
Banbury Cross and Neithrop
Westminster Constituency
Banbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ridge Environmental

Further Information

Notice Documents

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