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Materials - Transitional Arrangements

ASTER GROUP LIMITED

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29 Jul 2026 at 13:37

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Summary of the contracting process

Aster Group Limited, a housing association based in Devizes, procured building materials and associated supply arrangements to maintain continuity of materials supply and operational stability while it developed its next-generation materials strategy. The requirement covers time-limited call-offs for existing incumbent materials suppliers under the Procurement for Housing Material Goods and Associated Services Framework. Delivery spans England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a goods requirement for businesses supplying building materials to housing providers and supporting operational or maintenance activity across a wide geographic area.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition, using the Procurement for Housing framework under the PCR 2015 route. The award date is 30 March 2026 and the contract was signed on that date. John Cribb & Sons Limited was awarded the contract at £3,000,000. The arrangement is intended to support supply from April 2026 while Aster progresses its wider materials strategy. Evaluation was based on price. One bid was recorded. The procurement has one lot, although that lot is marked cancelled in the tender data; the recorded award remains active and the associated contract is active.

This outcome indicates established demand from Aster for a broad range of building materials delivered across England, with continuity of supply and operational reliability central to the requirement. Businesses best placed for a future requirement would be experienced materials suppliers able to support a housing association’s ongoing needs, maintain dependable stock and distribution arrangements, and serve a geographically extensive delivery area. Price competitiveness is particularly important because the recorded award criterion was price. Suppliers would also need a compliant route through the Procurement for Housing Material Goods and Associated Services Framework, or the ability to meet the equivalent framework and procurement requirements used for this buyer. The scale suggests capacity beyond small, local ad hoc deliveries, with robust fulfilment and account management likely to be 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-06d67b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071709-2026
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
£3,000,000 £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

John Cribb & Sons Limited

Further Information

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