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Published 21 May 2025, 14:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Building Materials 2026_CAS-01061-N9G0H9 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Aster Group Limited

GoodsSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£51,040,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 6 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The procurement will cover the supply and delivery of a wide range of building, plumbing, heating, electrical, decorating, and all other materials to support the delivery of responsive repairs, planned maintenance, voids, mechanical and electrical services, and housing investment programmes across the Aster Group. The contract will support Aster’s in-house Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) across a geographically diverse footprint including London, South, South West and extended operational areas such as Oxfordshire, West Sussex, and Gloucestershire.

Goods will include but not be limited to:

-General building materials

-Plumbing and heating components

-Electrical materials

-Trade paints and decorating supplies

-Aids and adaptations equipment

-Environmentally responsible and sustainable products

-Materials supporting emerging energy efficiency and disrepair priorities (e.g. damp and mould solutions)

The contract will include ancillary support services but not limited to:

-Van stock management

-Drop boxes/pop-up stores

-Site deliveries

-Out-of-hours material access

-Data integration for job validation, tracking, and reporting

-Waste management solutions linked to materials handling

-Yards and logistics management, including deliveries into Aster-owned sites for onward distribution

Suppliers must be capable of supporting:

-A core product range exceeding 5,000 items

-Real-time data integration

-High availability of stock and consistent supply performance

-Innovation and continuous improvement over a 5–10 year contract term

-Social value delivery and alignment with ESG commitments

CPV: Building materials

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2036 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 May 2025, 14:56 BST
Last source update
11 Aug 2025, 17:37 BST
Authority reference
CAS-01061-N9G0H9
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047787
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Building materials
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051b36 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

21 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 May 2025, 14:56 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 17:37 BST
  3. Market engagement
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

    To participate, please copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:

    forms.office.com/e/HbVRmc0CVY ↗

    Aster is currently reviewing its long-term materials supply chain strategy. We are seeking initial feedback from potential suppliers through this short pre-market engagement (PME) exercise. Your responses will help us refine our requirements, test assumptions about delivery models, and shape the data and reporting specifications, with the aim of improving operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and value for money.

    The focus of this PME is on understanding supplier capabilities in areas such as logistics innovation, data reporting, triple bottom line performance (financial, environmental, and social), and approaches to hybrid models that include specialist suppliers.

  4. Tender notice expected386 days ago
    6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts210 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    21 May 2025, 14:56 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Aug 2025, 17:37 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ASTER GROUP LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: IP29573R Sarson Court, Devizes, South West, SN10 2AZContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure