Official UK procurement notice
The Mercian Trust Waste Management Services
Authority: The Mercian Trust (Public body)·On behalf of: Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful bidder will provide a service that meets the Trust's current waste management requirements and offer options on how, during the contract period, The Trust can minimise material waste being sent to landfill, increase recycling facilities, and improve the segregation of disposal of waste such as food.
CPV: Refuse and waste related services · Refuse disposal and treatment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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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).
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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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 20 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Aug 2026, 15:48 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
CA17044- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004907- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060a28Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
20 Jan 2026 → 6 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published274 days ago20 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification questions by257 days ago6 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent247 days ago16 Feb 2026
- Submission deadline247 days ago16 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by202 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Standstill ends179 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published76 days ago6 Aug 2026, 15:48 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026- Tender notice published20 Jan 2026, 15:00 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Apr 2026, 15:29 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Apr 2026, 15:29 BST
- Buyer details updated15 Apr 2026, 15:29 BST
- Contract signature expected25 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Aug 2026, 15:48 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd25 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Mutual agreement of performance. | £250,043 inc. VAT | 16 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
The Mercian Trust Waste Management Services · SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd
- Signed
- 9 Apr 2026
- Value
- £250,043 inc. VAT
- Period
- 25 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Mutual agreement of performance.
- Options
- Addition of new school to the Trust
5 agreed KPIs: 1. Waste Collection Schedules · On Site Waste Collection Service · Reactive Waste Services …
- 1. Waste Collection Schedules, 1) Waste Collection Schedules Provide a waste collection service for all waste streams specified on agreed collection dates
- On Site Waste Collection Service, On Site Waste Collection Service Provider's operatives leave sites tidy and pick up any dropped waste from receptacles
- Reactive Waste Services, Reactive Waste Services - Attendance and delivery The Service Provider shall ensure that all Service Requests are in accordance with the instructions from the Service Manager
- Health & Safety Management, Health & Safety Management - Safe Working The Service is managed and delivered in a safe manner, and compliant with all relevant legislation including COSHH
- Compliance with all relevant legislation, Compliance with all relevant legislation and the Customer's Policies
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Crescent Purchasing Consortium LimitedBeneficiary authority
- CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITEDProcess contact pointProcuring entityConsultancy
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender