--- title: "DEFRA Shared Provisions Scale-up Project - RM Programme" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d0ef" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d0ef" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d0ef.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d0ef.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WASTE & RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME" published: "2026-07-22" --- # DEFRA Shared Provisions Scale-up Project - RM Programme Buyer: WASTE & RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d0ef [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06d0ef) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06d0ef.json) ## Summary The Waste & Resources Action Programme is seeking participants for the DEFRA Shared Provisions Scale-up Project under the RM Programme, focusing on sewage, refuse, cleaning, and environmental services. Operating from Banbury, UK, this tender involves testing shared waste provision models to explore cost and space reduction in waste management for non-domestic premises. The procurement stage is currently active, with the tender closing on 7th August 2026 and the enquiry period ending on 4th August 2026. Procurement will be an open competition below threshold, allowing electronic submissions through the designated eSourcing portal. This opportunity is well-suited for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in waste management services. It offers participants the potential to expand their service delivery by partnering in an innovative government project aimed at increasing operational efficiency and environmental compliance across small workplaces. With a contract value of £75,000, businesses with proven competence in understanding requirements, delivery methodologies, risk management, and data capability are encouraged to compete, making it an exemplary growth opportunity in the environmental services industry. ## Notice WRAP, on behalf of DEFRA, is exploring practical ways to reduce the associated cost and space impacts on workplaces and other non-domestic premises (NDPs) of Simpler Recycling. One potential approach which has been identified is shared waste provision, which could help lower costs, improve operational efficiency and reduce the number of bins required at a site. This project is scaling up the learning from previous pilot work in this area and has been developed to test how shared provision could work in practice and to generate real-world evidence on its feasibility, benefits and implementation requirements. Background One way of delivering this approach is through container sharing, where neighbouring workplaces share waste and recycling containers, for example on a high street or across an industrial estate. More broadly, shared provision describes arrangements in which a small number of workplaces in the same geographic area work together to access waste management services. Its primary purpose is to help reduce the cost burden on small workplaces while supporting compliance with the new recycling requirements. WRAP considers that the main forms of shared provision or collection are: 1. Shared bins - usually an informal arrangement between two or more workplaces. 2. Shared collection - where waste and recycling collections are typically organised by a facilities management company or landlord, and the cost of waste and recycling removal from the premises by a caretaker or cleaner is included within the lease, rent or service charge. This applies only where the same management company or landlord is responsible for the premises. 3. Shared facility - where a central waste facility is provided for workplaces to use, with employees taking waste and recycling to shared bins or a designated collection area. This model is more commonly used on industrial estates, with costs included within the lease, rent or service charge. Shared provision offers several potential benefits: * reduced costs for workplaces; * reduced costs for collectors; and *fewer bins and an improved local environment or street scene. Shared waste provision may be particularly suitable for small and micro workplaces that produce relatively low volumes of waste, allowing costs to be shared while supporting access to a wider range of recycling collections. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069306-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | 7 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Aug 2026 - 30 Nov 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £75,000 | | Lots value | £75,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services - 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services ## Release History - 22 Jul 2026 at 14:54 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069306-2026 - 22 Jul 2026 at 13:12 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069207-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069306-2026 22nd July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069207-2026 22nd July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/AccessCode:CJ4W27U7ZH - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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