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# The Mercian Trust · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-mercian-trust-coh-07611347). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Mercian Trust is a Other public body based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 17 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Mercian Trust
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PZVG-9173-WNQP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 17
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £5.6m (median award: £143k) across 11 of 11 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (THE MERCIAN TRUST)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-mercian-trust-coh-07611347

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4.5 bids (median of 4 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 13 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 6 (46%), Open: 5 (38%), Selective: 2 (15%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 2 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 2 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 2 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
5. **[Office and computing machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/office-and-computing-machinery-equipment-and-supplies-except-30000000) (CPV 30):** 1 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[METRIC BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/metric-building-services-limited-coh-04620254):** 2 procedures
2. **[TNR (MIDLANDS) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tnr-midlands-ltd-coh-07390262):** 1 procedures
3. **[WarwickNet](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/warwicknet-GB-FTS-144815):** 1 procedures
4. **[THE GENERAL ASPHALTE COMPANY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-general-asphalte-company-limited-coh-02294585):** 1 procedures
5. **[CITY DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/city-demolition-contractors-birmingham-limited-coh-02324716):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[TURN IT ON LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/turn-it-on-limited-coh-04995157):** £2.8m · [The Mercian Trust ITT for ICT Managed Service Procurement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-mercian-trust-itt-for-ict-managed-service-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-04c0f7)
2. **[Blakedown Sport & Play Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/blakedown-sport-play-limited-coh-04413186):** £1.2m · [The Mercian Trust  Queen Mary’s Grammar School Artificial Pitch and Sporting Facilities](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-mercian-trust-queen-mary-s-grammar-school-artificial-pitch-and-sporting-facilities-ocds-h6vhtk-04c1e2)
3. **[UK Healthcare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/uk-healthcare-coh-04843086):** £483k · [The Mercian Trust Health Care Cash Plan](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-mercian-trust-health-care-cash-plan-ocds-h6vhtk-054317)
4. **[WarwickNet](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/warwicknet-GB-FTS-144815):** £465k · [The Mercian Trust ITT for Communications, Security & VoIP](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-mercian-trust-itt-for-communications-security-voip-ocds-h6vhtk-04c0f8)
5. **[THE GENERAL ASPHALTE COMPANY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-general-asphalte-company-limited-coh-02294585):** £168k · [The Mercian Trust Aldridge School Roofing B Block](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-mercian-trust-aldridge-school-roofing-b-block-ocds-h6vhtk-06bc8c)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full The Mercian Trust intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-mercian-trust-coh-07611347#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-mercian-trust-coh-07611347
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt