Notice Information
Notice Title
Servicing Wastewater Assets Pre-procurement Market Engagement
Notice Description
Provision of servicing and planned preventative maintenance and remedial repairs to wastewater assets including sewage treatment plants, sewage pumping stations, storm pumping stations, interceptors, sump pumps, cesspools and septic tanks. The scope includes routine servicing, water sampling, responsive repairs, remedial works, installation works, ad-hoc cleansing and emptying.
Planning Information
This notice is not a formal invitation for expressions of interest. Southern Housing is issuing this request for information to gather early insight and feedback from the market on this opportunity. Responding to this Pre-Procurement Market Engagement is optional and will not affect your chances in future bidding. Southern Housing will conduct the procurement process in full compliance with the Public Procurement Regulations 2015 (PCR2015) and the Procurement Act 2023. We are sharing key information about this opportunity and seeking your valuable knowledge, feedback, and insights in the following areas: - Service Delivery & Capability - Pricing & Commercial Model - Resourcing & Contingency - Data & Technology - Challenges, Innovation & Continuous Improvement For more information please refer to the information document and questionnaire linked below in this notice. Please find link to the info doc here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3hwa2d9vwek21n6hoskgu/Servicing-Wastewater-Pre-Market-Engagement-V1.docx?rlkey=osrebdn519r0euce81jl8a0r6&st=r7fll4ml&dl=0 Please find link to the questionnaire here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/2SAESTRjdL
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c980
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065699-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- 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
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Jul 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 17 Aug 20262 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Nov 2026 - 29 Nov 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTHERN HOUSING
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SITTINGBOURNE
- Postcode
- ME9 8GU
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ43 Kent Thames Gateway
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swale
- Electoral Ward
- West Downs
- Westminster Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065699-2026
13th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065593-2026
13th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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