UK Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) - Conditions of Appointment Reviews

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£18,345published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Earth Care Consulting

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Conditions of Appointment reviews

Review operational planning and implementation activities undertaken in the previous period of three months
Support comparison between the operational planning and implementation activities the UK DMO had planned to undertake in the previous period of three months and the planning and activities actually undertaken
Consider proposed operation planning and implementation activities the UK DMO will undertake in the following period of three months
Support assessment of the DMO's likely readiness to commence the operation of the of the Scheme on 1 October 2027
Detail any potential issues or risks to delivery to current legislated timelines
Provide responses to above in standardised Defra template provided ahead of each review
Attend Defra led Conditions of Appointment review meetings

Operational Plan reviews

Review the UK DMO's key achievements in the year to which the repor

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

73200000 Research and development consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 21 Aug 2025, 10:18 BST
Last source update: 17 Sept 2025, 10:13 BST
Authority reference: C30012
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-057202
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058bdd Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2025

Transparency notice published
21 Aug 2025, 10:18 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
21 Aug 2025, 10:21 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
17 Sept 2025, 10:13 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £18,3451 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 7 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Earth Care Consulting8 Sept 2025 – 28 Feb 2027	£18,345	21 Aug 2025	Awarded

Contracts

UK Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) - Conditions of Appointment Reviews · Earth Care Consulting
Signed
7 Sept 2025
Value
£18,345
Period
8 Sept 2025 – 28 Feb 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PNBD-3289-CDGX Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Earth Care ConsultingAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRRJ-9315-HLCL Järve 6, 69402, Abja-Paluoja, EE, SW1P 4DF, EEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender17 Sept 2025, 10:13 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender21 Aug 2025, 10:21 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender21 Aug 2025, 10:18 BST