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title: "Water Roadmap Delivery Partner - WWF South Africa"
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# Water Roadmap Delivery Partner - WWF South Africa

Buyer: WASTE & RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ba3a

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## Summary

The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has completed the procurement process for the "Water Roadmap Delivery Partner" project, selecting WWF South Africa as the supplier. This direct award contract, valued at £150,000, extends from 3rd July 2026 to 31st May 2027, targeting the environmental engineering sector. It aims to enhance water stewardship in South Africa's Western Cape, a crucial region for fruit exports to the UK facing climate-induced challenges. The procurement method was a direct award under a single-supplier technical rationale, ensuring continuity due to WWF South Africa's strategic regional presence. This contract is positioned at the award stage, with a future contract signature date set for 2nd July 2026.

This tender offers considerable opportunities for businesses in the environmental consultancy sector, specifically those with expertise in water management and ecological sustainability. The collaboration with WWF South Africa allows companies with strong local partnerships and technical proficiency in the Western Cape’s water landscape to engage in high-impact environmental projects. Firms capable of leveraging regional expertise to tackle climate impact challenges will find this contract particularly beneficial, as it involves direct involvement in substantial water stewardship efforts, ultimately strengthening their market position and collaborative output with entities like WRAP.

## Notice

We would like to provide WWF South Africa with a 12 month direct award contract to continue as WRAP's delivery partner for the Water Roadmap collective action project in the Western Cape of South Africa. South Africa's Western Cape region is a major exporter of citrus, cherries, apples, pears and stone fruit to the UK but climate pressures like prolonged drought and flooding are disrupting harvests and supply chains. Consequently, the catchments are a high priority for WRAP and our stakeholders to improve water stewardship under the Water Roadmap. Improving water stewardship is a long-term endeavour recognised by WRAP and our business funders who make a 3-year financial commitment to each of the collective action projects. The stability this provides enables WRAP's delivery partners to build relationships, develop and implement solutions and maintain the expertise required to tackle significant challenges requiring the collaboration of hundreds, if not thousands of stakeholders.

### Procurement Information

From a commercial / procurement perspective, a time-limited direct award for a period of up to 12 months is considered justified & proportionate under the principles of the PA23, on the basis that it secures continuity of a highly specialised, place-based service where competition in the short term would be unlikely to deliver equivalent value or outcomes. Commercial have been advised that the Supplier holds a uniquely embedded position within the region's water stewardship landscape, with established delivery infrastructure, trusted local partnerships, and alignment with parallel programmes that collectively underpin the success of the Collective Action Project; these characteristics are not readily transferable or replicable without significant time, cost, and risk to delivery. Introducing a new supplier at this stage would likely result in material disruption, duplication of mobilisation costs, and potential loss of co-funding and stakeholder confidence, thereby undermining value for money and programme impact. A 12-month direct award therefore represents a pragmatic interim measure that maintains delivery momentum while allowing WRAP to plan and undertake a compliant, competitive re-procurement for the longer-term solution (currently anticipated for 2027), ensuring alignment with transparency, proportionality, and responsible stewardship of funds.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058570-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Jul 2026 - 31 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £150,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WASTE & RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME |
| Locality | BANBURY |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX16 5BH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Cherwell |
| Electoral ward | Banbury Cross and Neithrop |
| Westminster constituency | Banbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WWF SOUTH AFRICA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

## Release History

- 22 Jun 2026 at 13:36 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058570-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058570-2026
  22nd June 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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