Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice
Published 4 Sept 2026, 11:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Service Standard Contract: Contract for Insurance Advisory Services

Official notice

Authority: Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£100,000≈ £20k / year · £120,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Oct 2026
Contract term 4 yrs 11 moends 9 Oct 2031 · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensions · starts 9 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The MWDA through this competition, is seeking to appoint insurance advisers to provide advice in respect of procurement of a new waste management service replacing the current contract, to be procured under two separate contracts as follows:

Contract 1:Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) contract.

Contract 2: Household Waste Centres, Waste Transfer Stations and Haulage (HWH).

CPV: Insurance consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 4 yrs 11 moSMEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 9 Nov 2026 – 9 Oct 2031 (4 yrs 11 mo) · up to 31 Oct 2031 with extensionsValue: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Ad-hoc advice on additional contracts. · There will be two optional extensions (at MRWA’s discretion) of 12 months each from the planned expiry date, intended to take into account potential extension of the current WMRC along with other relevant factors.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    See tender documentation.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Quality: Quality award criteria is 65% of total score
  • Price: Price award criteria is 35% of total score
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    See tender documentation.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Sept 2026, 11:15 BST
Last source update
4 Sept 2026, 11:31 BST
Authority reference
EST22
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083813
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Insurance consultancy services
Delivery area
North West (UKD7)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f210 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Sept 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published48 days ago
    4 Sept 2026, 11:15 BST
  2. Clarification questions by38 days ago
    14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline17 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 17 days
    9 Nov 2026

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Sept 2026, 11:15 BST
    UK4
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    4 Sept 2026, 11:31 BST
    UK12
  3. Status changed to cancelled
    4 Sept 2026, 11:31 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—4 Sept 2026CancelledTender uploaded in error. To be reissued

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTZC-9932-DRCM 7 th Floor, Liverpool, North West, L3 1BPContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (11)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender