--- title: "ID754 - Waste - Cesspit Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e80e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e80e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e80e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e80e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SHROPSHIRE TOWNS AND RURAL HOUSING LIMITED" published: "2026-08-19" --- # ID754 - Waste - Cesspit Services Buyer: SHROPSHIRE TOWNS AND RURAL HOUSING LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e80e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e80e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e80e.json) ## Summary Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing Limited, trading as STAR Housing, is planning a waste and cesspit services contract covering sites across Shropshire. The service will include planned cesspit emptying, inspections and associated maintenance, alongside responses to unplanned or emergency requirements. STAR Housing currently identifies 28 sites requiring planned servicing: 25 sites are expected to need weekly emptying and three sites quarterly emptying. The requirement is for sewage and cesspool or septic-tank emptying, removal and disposal services, with operational arrangements able to cover the required locations and frequencies. The buyer is using market engagement to shape the specification, pricing structure, performance regime and procurement strategy, including how planned and emergency work should be organised. This procurement is at the planning stage and is currently a preliminary market engagement, not an invitation to tender or a commitment to proceed with a later competition. Businesses are asked to review the supporting material and respond by 16 September 2026. STAR Housing expects the resulting service contract to run from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with a possible extension or renewal taking the maximum period to 31 March 2032. The proposed requirement is arranged as a single service lot and is intended to cover planned emptying, inspection, maintenance and emergency response. Market feedback will inform the eventual specification, charging arrangements, performance requirements and procurement approach. No contract value or procurement procedure has yet been settled. The engagement will suit specialist wastewater and cesspit service providers with sufficient tanker, workforce and operational capacity to service multiple Shropshire locations at weekly and quarterly frequencies. Suppliers with reliable scheduling, emergency call-out arrangements and experience managing recurring emptying programmes should be well placed to contribute. Relevant capability also includes inspecting cesspits and septic systems, identifying maintenance needs and carrying out or coordinating associated remedial work. STAR Housing is seeking practical views on service organisation, transparent charging, resilience, environmental performance and value for money, so businesses able to offer robust operating models and explain their pricing approaches may influence the eventual requirement. Small and medium-sized enterprises are identified as suitable for the planned service. This is an opportunity to prepare and provide market feedback before any future competition. ## Notice Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing Limited (STAR Housing) is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement to inform the proposed procurement of a contract for Waste - Cesspit Services including emptying, inspection and associated maintenance services. STAR Housing currently has 28 sites within Shropshire requiring planned cesspit emptying. The anticipated servicing profile is: * 25 sites requiring weekly emptying; and * 3 sites requiring quarterly emptying. In addition to planned emptying, the proposed service is expected to include appropriate inspection and maintenance duties, together with the ability to respond to unplanned or emergency requirements where necessary. The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement is to understand the capacity and capability of the market to deliver the requirement and to help STAR Housing develop an appropriate specification, pricing structure, performance regime and procurement strategy. STAR Housing wishes to understand: * whether suppliers have sufficient operational and tanker capacity to reliably service the required locations and frequencies; * how planned and emergency services should best be organised; * the maintenance and inspection services that the market can reasonably provide alongside emptying; * appropriate and transparent charging arrangements; and * any changes to the proposed approach that could improve service quality, resilience, environmental performance or value for money. This Preliminary Market Engagement does not constitute a call for competition or a commitment by STAR Housing to undertake a subsequent procurement. ### Planning Information Review the attached documents and reply by the deadline. Supporting documents for this engagement: ID754 - Waste - Cesspit Services.docx: https://api.esourcingdata.com/api/market-engagements/doc/b916606d-e329-494d-8e27-a06905028a84/ID754%20-%20Waste%20-%20Cesspit%20Services.docx ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079216-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 17 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 1 Apr 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | SHROPSHIRE TOWNS AND RURAL HOUSING LIMITED | | Locality | SHREWSBURY | | Postcode area | Shrewsbury | | Postcode | SY2 6LG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG22 Shropshire | | Local authority | Shropshire | | Electoral ward | Column & Sutton | | Westminster constituency | Shrewsbury | | Delivery location | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 90410000 - Sewage removal services - 90430000 - Sewage disposal services - 90460000 - Cesspool or septic tank emptying services ## Release History - 19 Aug 2026 at 17:17 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079216-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079216-2026 19th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://api.esourcingdata.com/api/market-engagements/doc/b916606d-e329-494d-8e27-a06905028a84/ID754%20-%20Waste%20-%20Cesspit%20Services.docx - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.starhousing.org.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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