Official UK procurement notice
Circular Economy Health Check
Authority: Waste & Resources Action Programme (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWRAP is seeking a contractor with expertise in the Welsh SME and manufacturing sector to develop a ‘Circular Economy Health Check’ tool. This tool will assess how manufacturers are engaging with circular economy principles and identify opportunities to reduce waste and environmental impact.
The contractor will design a structured assessment process, create a practical questionnaire or template, and develop a scoring system to benchmark circularity. The tool will help WRAP tailor support and action plans to accelerate manufacturers’ transition to circular business models, including servitisation.
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CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Environmental issues consultancy services · Environmental services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Methodology: 40%
- Delivery: 10%
- Team: 20%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
- Methodology
- Delivery
- Team
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
- Authority reference
TRW001- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058629- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059f6fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2025, 13:30 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 29 Sept 2025, 13:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
22 Sept 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published399 days ago22 Sept 2025, 16:05 BST
- Clarification questions by392 days ago29 Sept 2025, 13:30 BST
- Submission deadline385 days ago6 Oct 2025, 13:30 BST
- Latest notice published381 days ago10 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
- Contract starts378 days ago13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Sept 2025- Tender notice published22 Sept 2025, 16:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Oct 2025, 19:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Oct 2025, 19:05 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea University ARCS Programme13 Oct 2025 – 7 Nov 2025 · up to 5 Dec 2025Extensions: Subject to available budget, WRAP may extend the contract to include testing and iteration of the developed Circular Economy Health Check tool. This would involve engaging Welsh focus groups and/or relevant businesses in Wales to trial the tool and refine it based on feedback. | £15,000 inc. VAT | 10 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Swansea University ARCS ProgrammeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender