# RDE 497 - Food waste reporting: consumer costs survey \(large businesses\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Defra](/buyers/defra/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Waste and Resources Action Programme \(WRAP\)
- Award value: £28,887
- Award date: 23 January 2024
- Published: 23 January 2024
- Contract start: 30 January 2024
- Contract end: 22 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8629aeb9-2e9b-46a4-afb7-272126c5d8f2-716562
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-96c609e1-9d4a-4bc3-b285-69d9fef6dd1e

## Description

To gather evidence from large businesses who already report and non-reporting businesses who would be in scope of a food waste reporting policy, in order to answer key questions on: • What percentage, if any, of the direct cost increases from food waste reporting have been passed through to customers? • Have businesses seen cost savings from food waste reporting, and if so, what percentage have been passed through to customers? • For businesses that are not yet reporting but expect to - do they anticipate passing on any of the direct costs to consumers and if so what percentage? Alternatively This contract was awarded by DEFRA\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8629aeb9-2e9b-46a4-afb7-272126c5d8f2-716562)