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Terra Nova Construction Materials

Great Places Housing Group

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

10 Sep 2026 at 16:52

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

10 Sep 2026 at 15:29

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

26 May 2026 at 11:12

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

21 May 2026 at 15:17

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Great Places Housing Group is procuring bulk construction materials for Terra Nova Construction, its in-house new-build housing arm. The requirement supports schemes of approximately 20 to 100 domestic dwellings and covers three goods categories: common, facing, engineering and other clay bricks; lightweight, high-density, load-bearing and other concrete blocks; and first- and second-fix timber packs. Timber packs include studding, joists, roof timbers, timber flooring, door sets, skirting, architraves, window boards, ironmongery and fixings. Orders will be delivered to Terra Nova construction sites, with the programme focused on Greater Manchester and deliveries also required in South Yorkshire. This is a goods procurement for suppliers of bricks, blocks, builders’ joinery, carpentry materials and associated construction products.

The procurement has reached tender: Great Places Housing Group invited offers through an open procedure, with electronic submission permitted in English. It is an open framework scheme with up to 12 suppliers, under which call-off contracts may be awarded with or without further competition. The tender submission deadline was 5 October 2026 at 12 noon; clarification enquiries closed on 25 September 2026. The intended contract period is 9 November 2026 to 8 November 2034. The total estimated value is £15,000,000, comprising £5,970,000 for bricks, £3,580,000 for concrete blocks and £3,580,000 for timber packs. Each lot is assessed on 70% price and 30% quality, and each lot is suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. The anticipated award decision date was 5 November 2026.

This opportunity suits established material manufacturers, merchants and specialist distributors able to supply reliably across multiple construction sites and manage substantial, recurring housing-project demand. Bricks and blocks suppliers need broad product ranges, dependable stock and distribution, while timber suppliers need capability across structural and finishing timber packs, joinery components, ironmongery and fixings. Lot 1 suppliers must provide an initial delivery within four weeks of a call-off and subsequent deliveries within two working days; suppliers also need capacity to meet call-off schedules and set up a credit account within one week. Bidders must demonstrate financial standing, insurance arrangements, product compliance and supply-chain resilience. The requirements also include waste and carbon reduction measures, responsible sourcing and modern-slavery controls, data-protection and cyber-security compliance, Real Living Wage commitment, and willingness to meet the specified liability and product indemnity cover.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Terra Nova Construction Materials

Notice Description

An Open Framework to facilitate the supply of bulk construction materials to Terra Nova, Great Places Housing Group's in-house new build construction arm. Terra Nova intends that the Open Framework scheme of frameworks will endure for eight years, with annual iterations re-opening the Open Framework to competition, providing for potential new entrants, and that orders will be called off on a scheme by scheme basis, either with or without further competition. Initial Categories will include: Bulk Bricks, Bulk Blocks, Bulk First & Second Fix Joinery Timber

Lot Information

Bricks

Lot 1 - Bricks: Common, facing, engineering and other clay bricks as required

Concrete Blocks

Lot 2 - Concrete Blocks: Lightweight, high density and load-bearing blocks and other components, primarily of concrete, as required

Timber packs

Lot 3 - Timber packs: First- and second-fix timber packs, to include studding, joists, roof timbers, timber flooring, door sets, skirting, architraves, window boards, ironmongery and fixings as required

Planning Information

Terra Nova Construction Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Places Housing Group (GPHG). GPHG now seeks to procure bulk construction materials, specifically bricks, blocks and first and second fix joinery materials, for the new build construction of schemes of c.20-100 domestic dwellings. Terra Nova's programme is currently focused on the Greater Manchester area. GPHG envisages establishing an open framework for the provision of these goods, made up of a number of Lots defined by the category of goods required. This engagement seeks to: a) gauge the numbers of suppliers interested in supplying the various categories of goods across GPHG areas b) assist in determining the number of suppliers required or permitted on each specific lot c) determine what will be the most efficient and appropriate number of lots d) help determine the definitions and scope of the individual lots Responses are sought electronically via reply to an MS Forms survey: https://forms.office.com/e/KG5jq0ZXVN The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Respondents must declare any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest. Deadline for responses: 4pm 12th June 2026 Great Places reserves the right to extend this deadline at its discretion. Great Places reserves the right to conduct additional pre-market engagement not described in this notice to help meet the objectives of the PME; for example, this may include phone calls, email correspondence, follow up surveys etc. This notice is issued in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023 and is for preliminary market engagement only. This Survey is intended purely for GPHG to gauge the market & will neither be required for, nor prejudicial to, any subsequent tenders.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-069f8b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086121-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

CPV Codes

44111100 - Bricks

44111600 - Blocks

44220000 - Builders' joinery

44230000 - Builders' carpentry

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£15,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£13,130,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
5 Oct 20263 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
7 Aug 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
9 Nov 2026 - 8 Nov 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Great Places Housing Group
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M21 7QP
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England), TLE3 South Yorkshire
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Chorlton Park
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Withington

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