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<TED_EXPORT><NOTICE_DATA><NO_DOC_EXT>2026-017624</NO_DOC_EXT><DOC_ID>004907-2026</DOC_ID><URI_DOC>https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004907-2026</URI_DOC><PUBLISHED>2026-01-20T15:00:08Z</PUBLISHED></NOTICE_DATA><FORM_SECTION>
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        <name>The Mercian Trust</name>
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          <id>PZVG-9173-WNQP</id>
        </identifier>
        <address>
          <streetAddress>Sutton Road</streetAddress>
          <locality>Walsall</locality>
          <postalCode>WS1 2PG</postalCode>
          <country>GB</country>
          <countryName>United Kingdom</countryName>
          <region>UKG38</region>
        </address>
        <contactPoint>
          <email>info@themerciantrust.org</email>
          <telephone>01922 211388</telephone>
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            <scheme>UK_CA_TYPE</scheme>
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        <name>The Mercian Trust</name>
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        <id>CA17044</id>
        <title>The Mercian Trust Waste Management Services</title>
        <description>
          <p>The 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. </p>
        </description>
        <status>active</status>
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          <id>1</id>
          <additionalClassifications>
            <scheme>CPV</scheme>
            <id>90510000</id>
          </additionalClassifications>
          <additionalClassifications>
            <scheme>CPV</scheme>
            <id>90500000</id>
          </additionalClassifications>
          <deliveryAddresses>
            <region>UK</region>
          </deliveryAddresses>
          <relatedLot>1</relatedLot>
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          <amountGross>480000.00</amountGross>
          <amount>400000.00</amount>
          <currency>GBP</currency>
        </value>
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        <procurementMethodDetails>Open procedure</procurementMethodDetails>
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        <aboveThreshold>true</aboveThreshold>
        <submissionMethodDetails>
          <p>To access this opportunity, log in to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity. If you are not registered with MultiQuote, please visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com, complete the registration form on the log in page and quote the title and reference of the notice in your registration.</p>
        </submissionMethodDetails>
        <submissionTerms>
          <electronicSubmissionPolicy>allowed</electronicSubmissionPolicy>
          <languages>en</languages>
        </submissionTerms>
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          <endDate>2026-02-16T12:00:00Z</endDate>
        </tenderPeriod>
        <enquiryPeriod>
          <endDate>2026-02-06T12:00:00Z</endDate>
        </enquiryPeriod>
        <awardPeriod>
          <endDate>2026-04-01T23:59:59+01:00</endDate>
        </awardPeriod>
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          <id>1</id>
          <status>active</status>
          <value>
            <amountGross>480000.00</amountGross>
            <amount>400000.00</amount>
            <currency>GBP</currency>
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            <criteria>
              <type>quality</type>
              <name>Quality</name>
              <description>
                <p>Quality</p>
              </description>
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                <number>50.0</number>
                <weight>percentageExact</weight>
              </numbers>
            </criteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>price</type>
              <name>Price</name>
              <description>
                <p>Price</p>
              </description>
              <numbers>
                <number>50.0</number>
                <weight>percentageExact</weight>
              </numbers>
            </criteria>
          </awardCriteria>
          <selectionCriteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>economic</type>
              <description>
                <p>In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the  &#039;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.</p>
              </description>
            </criteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>technical</type>
              <description>
                <p>In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the  &#039;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.</p>
              </description>
            </criteria>
          </selectionCriteria>
          <suitability>
            <sme>true</sme>
            <vcse>true</vcse>
          </suitability>
          <contractPeriod>
            <startDate>2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00</startDate>
            <endDate>2029-03-31T23:59:59+01:00</endDate>
            <maxExtentDate>2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00</maxExtentDate>
          </contractPeriod>
          <hasRenewal>true</hasRenewal>
          <renewal>
            <description>
              <p>Maximum 2 extensions of 12 months per extension.</p>
            </description>
          </renewal>
        </lots>
        <documents>
          <id>conflictOfInterest</id>
          <documentType>conflictOfInterest</documentType>
          <description>
            <p>Not published</p>
          </description>
          <url>https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/conflictOfInterest</url>
          <format/>
        </documents>
      </tender>
      <language>en</language>
    </UK4_2023>
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