Procurement Guidance
WRAP provides guidance for the procurement process to help construction clients and contractors achieve good practice.
WRAPs 'model wording' covers waste reduction, waste recovery and greater use of recovered materials at all stages of a project, including:
- policy
- preparation & design
- pre-construction & construction
- use / post-completion
Procurement requirements matrix with model wording
 | The matrix allows you to identify the guidance and model wording for most applicable to you, according to project stage and your role in the supply chain. |
Using procurement requirements to reduce waste to landfill
- Construction Procurement Guide (332 kb)
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This overview explains how to use procurement to help deliver your corporate targets in support of the sector goal for halving construction waste to landfill by 2012. The publication includes a full set of model wording for clients and principal contractors.
For more detailed guidance on specific topics
- Setting a requirement for waste minimisation and management - summary (370 kb)
An overview of the business case for construction clients and developers to adopt good practice waste minimisation and management on their construction projects. It explains why good practice is important, how it is delivered and the crucial role that clients can play in its delivery. - Achieving good practice waste minimisation and management (893 kb)
Detailed guidance for construction clients, design teams and main contractors on achieving good practice waste minimisation and management. - Setting a requirement for recycled content - summary (921 kb)
This overview is intended to show clients, developers and contractors that requiring minimum levels of reused and recycled content in their projects is commercially sensible, good for the environment and achievable at no extra cost. - Delivering higher recycled content in construction projects (443 kb)
This guide is for construction clients, developers, designers, contractors and public bodies. It shows that requiring projects to exceed a minimum level of recycled content is commercially sensible, good for the environment and achievable at no additional cost. - Recyled content procurement guidance
An interactive flowchart explaining the process for procuring materials with increased recycled content.
e-learning materials
WRAP has developed an e-learning module covering:
- The Government stance on procurement
- Implementing targets in procurement
- The use of clauses and model wording
- An example of the influence of procurement
- WRAP tools and guidance
Important disclaimer:
While steps have been taken to ensure its accuracy, WRAP cannot accept responsibility or be held liable to any person for any loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the procurement guidance being inaccurate, incomplete or misleading. Any organisation or other person in receipt of the guidance should take their own legal, financial and other relevant professional advice when considering what action (if any) to take in respect of any initiative, proposal, or other involvement with any procurement process, or before placing any reliance on anything contained therein. By receiving the document and acting on it, any party relying on it accepts that no individual is personally liable in contract, tort or breach of statutory duty (including negligence). For more detail, please refer to WRAP’s Terms & Conditions on its website www.wrap.org.uk.
