---
title: "ID566 Waste Management - Soft Market Test"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054750"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "ASPIRE HOUSING"
published: "2025-06-12"
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# ID566 Waste Management - Soft Market Test

Buyer: ASPIRE HOUSING  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054750

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## Summary

Aspire Housing, a public authority operating under the sub-central government in the United Kingdom, is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "ID566 Waste Management - Soft Market Test." This procurement involves consolidating waste agreements to cover various waste services such as general, confidential, sanitary, food, green, WEE, hazardous, sharps, and skips. The industry category is refuse and waste-related services, and the location for service delivery is set in the UKG23 region. Interested parties are encouraged to participate in the preliminary market engagement by submitting the Soft Market Test document through the specified In-Tend portal by 2nd July 2025. The final procurement notice is expected to be published by 1st September 2025.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), due to its suitability conditions. Businesses specialising in waste management and disposal services are well-positioned to compete, given the scope of services required. With a gross contract value of £800,000 extending potentially until 2031, this procurement offers substantial long-term engagement and the possibility for service providers to establish or expand their partnerships within the public sector waste management arena.

## Notice

Aspire are looking to consolidate its waste agreements - our requirements cover general, confidential, sanitary, food, green, WEE, Hazardous, Sharps and Skips This is a soft market test to gauge feedback on our procurement approach

### Planning Information

Please complete the attached Soft Market Test document and return via In-Tend portal - 
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/aspirehousing/aspx/Tenders/Current

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031779-2025 |
| 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, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £640,000 |
| 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 | ASPIRE HOUSING |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST5 0QW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Electoral ward | May Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Delivery location | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
- 90533000 - Waste-tip management services

## Release History

- 12 Jun 2025 at 09:22 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031779-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031779-2025
  12th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/aspirehousing/aspx/Tenders/Current
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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