Expired contract

pEPR Recycling Locator Service

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): WRAP
Value: £47,000
Duration: 6 months
Topic: Environmental services
Published: 19 September 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

As part of the PackUK mandate it is integral that there is one source of truth that citizens can access to find out what packaging they can recycle and where. WRAP's Recycling Locator is the UK's only postcode-based search tool for citizens to find out what to recycle at home and at nearby locations. These funds will be used to ensure that there is strong and robust packaging data focus on the locater and that the tool is accessible for all audiences looking to recycle their packaging. First phase will be minimal viable solution

Timeline

Completed: Award date4 July 2025
Completed: Award published19 September 2025
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date30 December 2025

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

90700000 · Environmental services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov
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