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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement - Waste Management Services"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST"
published: "2026-07-10"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement - Waste Management Services

Buyer: FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c8ef

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## Summary

The Fairfax Multi Academy Trust in Sutton Coldfield is in the planning stage of a procurement process for waste management services across multiple school sites. This preliminary market engagement is scheduled due on 21st August 2026, ahead of the contract's expiration in December 2026. The engagement aims to explore market capability, innovative solutions, and performance management options. As a non-competitive market engagement, it invites suppliers to participate in a Request for Information exercise to refine future procurement strategy. The procurement falls under the services category and involves refuse and waste related services, with the contract period slated to start on 1st January 2027, accommodating a contract value of approximately £170,000 and potential renewals.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses in waste management, especially those capable of offering innovative and sustainable service solutions. It is a potentially lucrative opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to demonstrate their capabilities and engage early in the market engagement process. The focus on understanding current capability and capacity, as well as exploring new waste management solutions, highlights a need for progressive, efficiency-driven businesses. Participation in this preliminary process can aid suppliers in aligning their offerings with the authority's future procurement requirements, ultimately facilitating business growth aligned with public sector needs.

## Notice

We are undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to a future procurement for waste management services across multiple school sites. The current contract is due to expire in December 2026 and includes the provision of general waste, mixed recycling and food waste collection services. The purpose of this engagement is to understand current market capability, service innovations, reporting arrangements, sustainability initiatives and potential procurement approaches available within the market. Interested suppliers are invited to participate in this market engagement exercise by completing the Request for Information (RFI) available via the link provided within this notice. Information gathered through this exercise will be used to inform future procurement and service delivery requirements. Participation in this engagement does not constitute a call for competition and will not provide any advantage in any future procurement process.

### Planning Information

The contracting authority is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform a future procurement for waste management services across multiple school sites.
The current contract is due to expire in December 2026 and includes the provision of general waste, recycling and food waste collection services.
The purpose of this engagement is to:
Understand current market capability and capacity.
Explore innovative waste management and recycling solutions.
Understand reporting and performance management options.
Identify opportunities to improve service delivery and value for money.
Inform the future procurement strategy and specification.
Interested suppliers are invited to participate by completing a Request for Information (RFI) via the following link:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/9HnPvTDkw5?origin=lprLink
Suppliers may submit questions relating to this engagement by email to: tenders@fmat.co.uk
This preliminary market engagement exercise is being conducted for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition, nor does participation confer any advantage in any future procurement process. Suppliers of all sizes, including SMEs, are encouraged to participate. Preliminary market engagement notices are specifically intended to invite suppliers to participate in market engagement activities and help contracting authorities understand market capabilities before any future procurement is commenced

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065344-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £170,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Locality | SUTTON COLDFIELD |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B75 7JT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Sutton Reddicap |
| Westminster constituency | Sutton Coldfield |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services

## Release History

- 10 Jul 2026 at 15:41 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065344-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065344-2026
  10th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/9HnPvTDkw5?origin=lprLink
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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