Official UK procurement notice
HR Consultant · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Waste & Resources Action Programme (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£19,440published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Ripples HR Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWRAP is seeking a highly experienced HR consultant to provide strategic HR advice, lead complex employee relations matters, support organisational development and change, coach managers, and ensure effective people practices aligned with UK employment law and WRAP’s wider people strategy.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080199- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05efcfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement; Urgency
- Published justification
A direct award is required due to the immediate need for a short-term HR support while the organisation undertakes a full procurement for a longer-term solution. Running a competitive procedure will introduce delays and risk disruption to essential HR services.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 5 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published5 Dec 2025, 14:05 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £19,4401 award inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripples HR LtdSME12 Jan 2026 – 12 Mar 2026 · up to 12 Apr 2026Extensions: With the possibility of a one-month extension. | £19,440 inc. VAT | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ripples HR LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender