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Materials - Transitional Arrangements

ASTER GROUP LIMITED

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29 Jul 2026 at 13:18

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Summary of the contracting process

Aster Group Limited, a housing association based in Devizes, procured building materials for its housing and operational activities. The requirement covered transitional arrangements to retain existing materials suppliers, supporting continuity of supply and operational stability while Aster progressed its next-generation materials strategy. Delivery covered England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, the South East and the South West. The procurement was for goods rather than construction works or installation services. It was structured as a call-off from the Procurement for Housing Material Goods and Associated Services Framework, using that established framework to maintain supply arrangements with incumbent suppliers.

The procurement has been awarded. It used a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, through the Procurement for Housing framework, under the PCR 2015 route. The award was evaluated on price and one bid was recorded. Crown Paints was awarded the materials requirement, with an active contract valued at £1,950,000. The contract was signed on 30 March 2026. The single lot was marked cancelled, although the associated award and contract are recorded as active. The requirement was intended to support continuity from April 2026 while the longer-term materials strategy was developed. The award is therefore the recorded outcome for the transitional materials arrangement, rather than an open opportunity for further bids.

This outcome indicates demand from Aster for a large-scale building-materials supply partner able to support housing operations across England through an established framework route. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need reliable nationwide or multi-region distribution, dependable stock availability, and the capacity to maintain continuity for an existing housing provider. Experience supplying building materials under call-off arrangements would be relevant, particularly where the buyer needs operational stability during a transition between procurement strategies. Suppliers should also be able to compete primarily on price, since price was the recorded award basis, while demonstrating that their logistics, product range and service performance can support dispersed delivery at comparable scale. The incumbent-supplier context makes continuity and implementation capability commercially important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Materials - Transitional Arrangements

Notice Description

Aster needs to retain the existing incumbent materials suppliers under compliant, time-limited call-off arrangements to ensure continuity of supply and operational stability from April 2026 while the next generation materials strategy is progressed. This is a compliant framework call off via the Procurement for Housing (PfH) Material Goods and Associated Services Framework. This is a PCR 2015 compliant route to market (framework procured prior to Procurement Act 2023).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Aster needs to retain the existing incumbent materials suppliers under compliant, time-limited call-off arrangements to ensure continuity of supply and operational stability from April 2026 while the next generation materials strategy is progressed. This is a compliant framework call off via the Procurement for Housing (PfH) Material Goods and Associated Services Framework. This is a PCR 2015 compliant route to market (framework procured prior to Procurement Act 2023).

Procurement Information

Aster needs to retain the existing incumbent materials suppliers under compliant, time-limited call-off arrangements to ensure continuity of supply and operational stability from April 2026 while the next generation materials strategy is progressed. This is a compliant framework call off via the Procurement for Housing (PfH) Material Goods and Associated Services Framework. This is a PCR 2015 compliant route to market (framework procured prior to Procurement Act 2023).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d66c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071690-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

44111000 - Building materials

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,950,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ASTER GROUP LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DEVIZES
Postcode
SN10 2AZ
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
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)
Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
Westminster Constituency
Melksham and Devizes

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Crown Paints Ltd

Further Information

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