Published date: 19 August 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 May 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social research services - 79315000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£44,598.85

Procurement reference

tender_265243/990068

Published date

19 August 2021

Closing date

10 May 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

21 May 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The aim of this research project is twofold:
1. to determine the financial impacts of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) on low income households and other groups who may face barriers to using the scheme; and
2. to understand how these households may react to and engage with the scheme in a post Covid-19 context.
Previous consumer research found that respondents in lower socio-economic grades were less likely to find it easy to store empty drinks containers at home and take empty containers back to return points than respondents in other socio-economic grades. Respondents in lower socio-economic grades were also more likely to cite access problems due to age or disability and transport issues as being factors for why they would not use a DRS all of the time. These findings suggest that when the scheme is launched, low income households may be more likely to forego the deposit at a financial cost to themselves. This project should make use of available evidence and collect new primary data to explore how these consumers are likely to react to the introduction of the scheme, covering aspects such as their willingness to purchase in-scope containers, their willingness and ability to use return points, and any associated effects on household recycling.
The project covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Award information

Awarded date

21 May 2021

Contract start date

21 May 2021

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Total value of contract

£44,598.85

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Systra Ltd

Address

3rd Floor 5 Old Bailey, London, England, EC4M 7BA

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Michelle Hingston

Address

17 Nobel House
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

07584 273719

Email

michelle.hingston@environment-agency.gov.uk