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WasteDataFlow Administration and Management 2026

DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS

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26 Oct 2026 at 11:41

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) procured the administration and management of WasteDataFlow, its established online service for collecting, checking and reporting local-authority waste management, recycling and fly-tipping data across the UK. The requirement covers operation, support and hosting of the existing service, including its website and database, system and user-account administration, and helpdesk support and training for local authorities. It also includes managing data collection, following up non-responding authorities, validating English local-authority returns, maintaining guidance, producing reports and datasets, supporting operational and user governance, and delivering agreed system changes. Defra and the devolved administrations use the service alongside local authorities and other users; its outputs support official statistics, policy monitoring and waste-policy analysis. This is a managed digital service, combining IT operations and user support with waste-data administration.

The procurement is complete and Jacobs UK Ltd was selected for the single lot. The award is dated 22 October 2026 and is valued at £1,833,375 excluding VAT (£2,200,050 including VAT). The contract period is 7 January 2027 to 6 January 2030, with provision for up to a further 12 months. Defra used a selective procedure and awarded under a framework. The procurement was competitive. The published data does not set out the evaluation criteria. The award is recorded as pending, and a future contract signature milestone is scheduled for 13 November 2026. The requirement is for services, specifically the ongoing operation and development of the existing WasteDataFlow service, rather than the creation of a replacement platform.

For suppliers considering this requirement when it next comes to market, the award demonstrates demand for an integrated, continuing service rather than a one-off software build. A credible competitor would need to operate and host a live web and database service, administer users, provide a dependable local-authority helpdesk and training, and manage recurring data submissions and follow-up. The work also calls for sound data validation, particularly of English local-authority returns, and the ability to maintain guidance and produce reliable reports and datasets used for official statistics and policy analysis. Suppliers should be able to support governance involving Defra, devolved administrations and users, and deliver agreed system changes while maintaining day-to-day service. The award to a large IT and consultancy supplier indicates the scale and breadth of capability delivered, but does not establish a formal size restriction or specific accreditation requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WasteDataFlow Administration and Management 2026

Notice Description

WasteDataFlow (WDF) is an established online service for collecting, validating and reporting local authority waste management, recycling and fly-tipping data across the UK. The service is used by Defra, the devolved administrations, local authorities and other users, and underpins official statistics, policy monitoring, local authority performance analysis, pEPR-related modelling and wider waste policy development and evaluation. This requirement is for the full administration, operation, support, hosting and management of the existing WDF service. It includes website and database hosting, system administration, user account management, local authority helpdesk support, training, data collection management, chasing non-respondents, validation of English local authority returns, maintenance of guidance, production of reports and datasets, support to operational and user governance arrangements, and delivery of agreed system change

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ff8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100930-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,833,375 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Oct 20265 days ago
Contract Period
7 Jan 2027 - 6 Jan 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Jacobs UK Ltd

Further Information

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