--- title: "Servicing Wastewater Assets Pre-procurement Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06c980" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06c980" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c980.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c980.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOUTHERN HOUSING" published: "2026-07-13" --- # Servicing Wastewater Assets Pre-procurement Market Engagement Buyer: SOUTHERN HOUSING Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c980 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06c980) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c980.json) ## Summary Southern Housing is undertaking a procurement process titled "Servicing Wastewater Assets Pre-procurement Market Engagement", with a focus on services within the sewage, refuse, cleaning, and environmental services industry category. Located in the United Kingdom, this planning update stage involves an early engagement to gather insights and feedback from the market. The procurement process is scheduled under compliance with the Public Procurement Regulations 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023. The engagement milestone is set to conclude by 31st July 2026, and further notices are anticipated by 17th August 2026. The contract is planned to start on 30th November 2026 and could potentially extend up to 29th November 2034. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in wastewater management, sewage treatment, and related environmental services. Companies specialising in routine servicing, water sampling, responsive repairs, remedial works, and installation tasks will find this contract highly beneficial for business expansion. With a total gross value of £720,000, the procurement process outlines the scope for substantial growth and development through routine and ad-hoc services. Innovative firms that focus on continuous improvement and possess robust service delivery capabilities are ideally suited to seize this opportunity and broaden their service footprint. ## Notice 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065699-2026 | | 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 | 13 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 Aug 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Nov 2026 - 29 Nov 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £600,000 | | 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 | SOUTHERN HOUSING | | Locality | SITTINGBOURNE | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME9 8GU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ43 Kent Thames Gateway | | Local authority | Swale | | Electoral ward | West Downs | | Westminster constituency | Faversham and Mid Kent | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ## Release History - 13 Jul 2026 at 14:10 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065699-2026 - 13 Jul 2026 at 12:02 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065593-2026 ## 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 ## Notice URLs - https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/2SAESTRjdL - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3hwa2d9vwek21n6hoskgu/Servicing-Wastewater-Pre-Market-Engagement-V1.docx?rlkey=osrebdn519r0euce81jl8a0r6&st=r7fll4ml&dl=0 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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