Notice Information
Notice Title
Aggregate Working Parties Secretariat
Notice Description
MHCLG seeks to establish a multi lot contract for up to eight lots for the provision of the Aggregate Working Parties Secretariat. Each lot corresponds to a specific geographical region.
Lot Information
Lot 2
East Midlands - This region comprises 11 MPAs and, as the largest exporter of crushed rock, accounting for almost half of national crushed rock sales and holding 30% of England and Wales permitted reserves, it supplies neighbouring regions such as the West Midlands and East of England, while maintaining sand & gravel and crushed rock landbanks at the required in the National Planning Policy Framework.
Renewal: option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to departmental requirements, available budget, satisfactory performance and approval.
Lot 1East of England - This region comprises of 12 MPAs, with aggregate sales of sand and gravel at 9.69mt (2004) showing a slight fall from 2023. Crushed rock reserves and sales are very limited therefore the region relies heavily on imported crushed rock and sand & gravel, 6.3mt of crushed rock imported from other regions in England and Wales (1.9mt from overseas), with 1.2mt of sand and gravel imported from other AWP regions.
Renewal: option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to departmental requirements, available budget, satisfactory performance and approval.
Lot 6London -This region of covers all the MPAs comprising of the London Boroughs with the Mayoral Development Corporations (LLDC and ODPC) with current AWP membership comprising of six London Boroughs containing minerals and other boroughs who have taken up the invitation to join alongside aggregate industry representatives. Around 96% of total sales dependent on marine dredged landings and imports of land won sand and gravel and crushed rock, London is reliant on wharf and rail-head infrastructure to maintain its aggregate supply.
Renewal: option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to departmental requirements, available budget, satisfactory performance and approval.
Lot 3North East - This region currently comprises of 13 MPAs and also the North East Combined Authority and Tees Valley Combined Authority which make up the AWP membership alongside Industry representatives. 75% of total aggregate sales comprising crushed rock and the remaining 25% from marine and land won sand and gravel, its reserves for both materials remain above the minimum landbank indicators of ten and seven years respectively.
Renewal: option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to departmental requirements, available budget, satisfactory performance and approval.
Lot 4North West - This region comprises of 25 MPAs including the metropolitan areas of Liverpool and Greater Manchester, alongside industry representatives, and with over 75% of aggregate sales consisting of crushed rock and the remainder from land won sand and gravel with some contribution from marine supplies, the AWP provides for each sub-region accordingly.
Renewal: option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to departmental requirements, available budget, satisfactory performance and approval.
Lot 5South East - This region comprises a total of 21 individual MPAs together with representatives from industry trade bodies and individual aggregate companies. Current (2024) sales of all primary aggregate was 13Mt with crushed rock imports at 8.8Mt a two-thirds increase from 2019. With sales and production data showing increasing dependence on crushed rock imports and marine sourced sand and gravel, its sand and gravel landbank remains just above the seven-year indicator.
Renewal: option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to departmental requirements, available budget, satisfactory performance and approval.
Lot 7South West - This region comprises 17 MPAs alongside industry representatives, and with aggregate sales and production dominated by crushed rock, much of which is exported to neighbouring regions and London, demand is expected to remain at least at current levels due to ongoing construction activity and a pipeline of large-scale schemes requiring significant quantities of aggregates.
Renewal: option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to departmental requirements, available budget, satisfactory performance and approval.
Lot 8West Midlands - This region comprises of 14 MPAs represented on the AWP and has over 75% of aggregate sales derived from land won sand and gravel. Having experienced steady growth over the past decade before following the recent national decline, its crushed rock reserves exceed 40 years, with some MPA sales figures combined for reporting due to confidentiality arising from the limited number of quarries.
Renewal: option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to departmental requirements, available budget, satisfactory performance and approval.
Lot 9Yorkshire and Humber - This region comprises 17 MPAs together with industry representatives, and with over 75% of aggregate sales derived from crushed rock and the remainder from land won sand and gravel and some additional contribution from marine supplies. Its permitted reserves exceed minimum landbank indicators, standing at approximately 11.9 years for sand and gravel and 27.1 years for crushed rock based on the combined 10-year average sales for the region.
Renewal: option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to departmental requirements, available budget, satisfactory performance and approval.
Planning Information
To request a copy of the PME document please email the below address ensuring to insert "'CPD4128046 - AWP Pre-market engagement" into the subject header of the email. Commercialtenders@communities.gov.uk Specific questions from the Authority and how to respond are detailed in section 12 of the PME document.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0602bb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066664-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79411000 - General management consultancy services
90700000 - Environmental services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £606,664 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £606,664 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £259,665 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jul 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 12 Jul 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2026-06-03
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MCHLG)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DF
- Postcode Area
- South West London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066664-2026
15th July 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029955-2026
31st March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028205-2026
26th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001968-2026
9th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001831-2026
9th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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