24/04/2025

ABOUT THE WEEE FORUM
The WEEE Forum is the world’s largest multi-national centre of competence as regards operational know-how concerning the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment. It is a not-for-profit association of 50 WEEE producer responsibility organisations across the world and was founded in April 2002. Apart from its core activities, the WEEE Forum takes part in several EU-funded projects. 

THE PROJECT IN A NUTSHELL 

PERMANET is a European Funded project that aims to establish an innovative network of EU actors to ensure a resilient supply of Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REE PM) in Europe: https://permanetproject.eu/ 

 

SCOPE
The current development is within the framework of the Permanent project (PERmanent MAgnet Network for the European Transition) funded by the Horizon Europe programme of the European Union. The purpose of the development is to create an innovative central digital hub/marketplace for the convergence and consolidation of currently scattered Rare Earth Elements – containing waste streams as to reach critical mass to be used in the EU. This digital platform is to become the EU single entry-point marketplace for REE sourcing from WEEE. The platform will be piloted with the collection of WEEE by PERMANET project collection partners, reaching economically viable critical mass thanks to the consolidation of scattered material flows. The platform will be used to bring together industry actors, that are looking to sell or buy REE/CRM containing material. 

OUR REQUIREMENTS
Please see detailed specifications for the development of the marketplace in this document. 

TARGET AUDIENCE
The platform will be used mainly by those who need REE/CRMS containing components or materials and those who are in possession of such materials. They are divided into direct and indirect stakeholders. These might be WEEE and End of Life Electric vehicles (direct stakeholders): 

• collectors,
• pre-treatment operators,
• secondary processors,
• sorting operators,
• Producer Responsibility Organisations (for-profit)
• repair organisations
• Refurbishers – Remanufacturers
• Asset management organisations
• secondary raw material brokers,
• producers of components containing REE,
• producers of permanent magnets
• research organisations looking for samples

Indirect stakeholders: 

• Original Equipment Manufacturers
• PRO non-profit
• Any industry association: e.g EIT RawMaterials
• Authorities

TIMELINE
Hub/marketplace development start date: May/June 2025.
The final deadline to develop the platform is end of February 2026 

PRICE QUOTATION
Please provide separates costs for the basic and additional features and payment schedule. 

STAFF RESOURCES AND DECISION MAKING
Eniko Hajosi, Dimitris Kritikos and Lucía Herreras will manage the development of the hub/marketplace from the WEEE Forum’s side. Eniko Hajosi will take care of the coordination and serve as the main contact. 

The decision on this tender will be made by a WEEE Forum panel – that will include the Director General and Treasurer – and the Permanet project coordinator. 

NEXT STEPS
We invite you to submit a written proposal to us by 8th May, including examples of your past work and a detailed breakdown of your costs.  

Please submit your offer to Eniko Hajosi at: eniko.hajosi@weee-forum.org  

If you have any questions regarding this tender, please submit them to Eniko Hajosi with Dimitris Kritikos and Lucía Herreras in cc dimitris.kritikos@weee-forum.org  and lucia.herreras@weee-forum.org.