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STAR Housing - Cleaning Services (Preliminary Market Engagement)

Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing

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13 Oct 2026 at 15:42

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing Limited (STAR Housing) is planning a cleaning services contract covering its housing stock, communal facilities and corporate premises across Shropshire. The work includes planned, routine and responsive cleaning, void-property cleaning, environmental and deep cleaning, communal areas, community facilities, sheltered and supported accommodation, and offices. Specialist requirements include biohazard cleaning, waste removal and needle-sweep services. The buyer intends to combine the full range of services under one contract with a single supplier. This is a broad property and facilities-cleaning requirement, spanning residential and public-facing sites as well as offices. Suppliers whose operations cover multiple cleaning types and locations across Shropshire are the most direct fit.

The process is at preliminary market engagement and planning stage: STAR Housing is gathering supplier feedback to shape the proposed procurement, and this is not an invitation to tender or a commitment to proceed. Suppliers are invited to complete a voluntary market-engagement questionnaire by 27 October 2026; responses will inform the buyer’s understanding of market capability, capacity and delivery approaches, with participation neither advantaging nor disadvantaging suppliers in any later competition. The buyer expects a single-supplier contract for three years, from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2030, with an option to extend by up to two years, to 30 June 2032, subject to satisfactory performance. The proposed arrangement is one contract rather than separate lots. No procurement procedure or award evaluation basis is stated at this planning stage.

The requirement is suited to cleaning providers able to deliver a wide-ranging, multi-site service for a housing organisation, rather than firms focused solely on one narrow cleaning activity. Relevant capability includes routine and planned property cleaning, responsive work, void cleans, communal and office cleaning, and specialist services such as deep and environmental cleaning, biohazard response, waste removal and needle sweeps. Suppliers will need the operational capacity to serve housing stock, communal facilities, community venues, sheltered and supported accommodation, and corporate premises throughout Shropshire. STAR Housing is using engagement to understand supplier capability, available capacity, interest and potential delivery approaches, so providers with experience coordinating a varied service across different property types can give relevant feedback while the requirement is being developed. Small and medium-sized businesses are identified as suitable for the proposed contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

STAR Housing - Cleaning Services (Preliminary Market Engagement)

Notice Description

Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing (STAR Housing) is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to inform the proposed procurement of Cleaning Services across its housing stock, communal facilities and corporate premises throughout Shropshire. The proposed contract will cover a range of planned, routine, responsive and specialist cleaning services, including void property cleaning, environmental and deep cleaning, communal area cleaning, community facilities, sheltered and supported accommodation, office cleaning, biohazard cleaning, waste removal and needle sweep services. STAR Housing intends to appoint a single supplier to deliver the full scope of services under one contract. The proposed contract term is three (3) years, with the option to extend for up to two (2) additional years, subject to satisfactory performance. This engagement seeks to understand market capability, capacity and interest, and gather supplier feedback on the proposed service requirements, delivery arrangements and procurement approach. This is a preliminary market engagement exercise only and does not constitute a formal invitation to tender or a commitment by STAR Housing to proceed with a procurement.

Planning Information

Interested suppliers are invited to review the information provided and complete the attached Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire. Suppliers should submit their completed questionnaire through the engagement portal by the stated response deadline. Responses will be used to inform STAR Housing's understanding of market capability, capacity and potential delivery approaches, and to support the development of the proposed procurement. Participation is voluntary and does not constitute a tender submission. Participation or non-participation will not provide an advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement exercise. Supporting documents for this engagement: ID610 - PME Questionnaire.docx: https://api.esourcingdata.com/api/market-engagements/doc/ea3c7157-3b8d-4bf9-9c80-a266724d6701/ID610%20-%20PME%20Questionnaire.docx Responses to this engagement are made electronically at https://suppliers.esourcingdata.com/supplier/market-engagements/19e9f274-1abc-45a1-ba1a-0c836fa0dd85 via the eSourcing Data supplier portal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0786d1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096672-2026
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
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90910000 - Cleaning services

90911000 - Accommodation, building and window cleaning services

90911200 - Building-cleaning services

90911300 - Window-cleaning services

90919200 - Office cleaning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2027 - 1 Jul 2030 3-4 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
Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHREWSBURY
Postcode
SY2 6LG
Postcode Area
Shrewsbury
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG22 Shropshire
Delivery Location
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Local Authority
Shropshire
Electoral Ward
Column & Sutton
Westminster Constituency
Shrewsbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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