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Waste & Resources Action Programme · Public undertaking
In brief
Waste & Resources Action Programme has announced plans to buy consultancy work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £840,000 including VAT.
The contract runs for 4 years, up to 9 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2026.
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Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 10 bids per contract for this buyer (from 15 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
WRAP is exploring the market to better understand available systems and service models that could support our future HR, Recruitment, and Payroll needs. This Request for Information (RFI) is an early market engagement exercise (not a tender) intended to help us: •Understand the range of systems and service delivery models currently available in the market (e.g. fully integrated platforms vs. separate systems with integrations). •Assess whether our anticipated budgets are realistic in light of market pricing, typical implementation costs, and ongoing subscription/service fees. •Identify additional functionalities and innovations that may deliver efficiencies (e.g. self-service portals,…Read the full description
WRAP is exploring the market to better understand available systems and service models that could support our future HR, Recruitment, and Payroll needs.
This Request for Information (RFI) is an early market engagement exercise (not a tender) intended to help us:
•Understand the range of systems and service delivery models currently available in the market (e.g. fully integrated platforms vs. separate systems with integrations).
•Assess whether our anticipated budgets are realistic in light of market pricing, typical implementation costs, and ongoing subscription/service fees.
•Identify additional functionalities and innovations that may deliver efficiencies (e.g. self-service portals, automation, analytics, mobile apps, employee engagement tools, onboarding workflows).
•Explore options around contract lengths, implementation support, and flexibility of scaling up or down.
•Benchmark WRAP’s current arrangements (currently with Iris for HR, payroll, and recruitment) against what else is available.
•Inform a potential future procurement exercise to ensure we specify requirements in line with best practice and market capability.
It is anticipated that the Contract will commence in June 2026, with a proposed contract term of 5 years (with a break clause after Year 2) and the optional extension by a further 5 years (10 years total).
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Banbury:-Human-resources-management-consultancy-services./937NE69F68
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/937NE69F68
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 068686-2025
About the buyer
Waste & Resources Action ProgrammeLast 12 months
Procurements
133Awards
86Suppliers it has used most for consultancy
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From notice 068686-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 27 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.