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title: "STAR Housing - Cleaning Services (Preliminary Market Engagement)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0786d1"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing"
published: "2026-10-13"
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# STAR Housing - Cleaning Services (Preliminary Market Engagement)

Buyer: Shropshire Towns and Rural Housing  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0786d1

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096672-2026 |
| 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 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2027 - 1 Jul 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 |
| 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

- 90910000 - Cleaning services
- 90911000 - Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
- 90911200 - Building-cleaning services
- 90911300 - Window-cleaning services
- 90919200 - Office cleaning services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 15:42 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096672-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096672-2026
  13th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://api.esourcingdata.com/api/market-engagements/doc/ea3c7157-3b8d-4bf9-9c80-a266724d6701/ID610%20-%20PME%20Questionnaire.docx
- https://suppliers.esourcingdata.com/supplier/market-engagements/19e9f274-1abc-45a1-ba1a-0c836fa0dd85
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.starhousing.org.uk

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