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title: "AG - 0592 - 2020_Totnes Transition Homes CLT, Clay Park, Dartington"
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# AG - 0592 - 2020_Totnes Transition Homes CLT, Clay Park, Dartington

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ag-0592-2020-totnes-transition-homes-clt-clay-park-dartington-ocds-h6vhtk-0544f9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Aster Group Limited: "AG - 0592 - 2020_Totnes Transition Homes CLT, Clay Park, Dartington". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Aster Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aster-group-limited-rsh-l4393)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £10,700,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ag-0592-2020-totnes-transition-homes-clt-clay-park-dartington-ocds-h6vhtk-0544f9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0544f9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ag-0592-2020-totnes-transition-homes-clt-clay-park-dartington-ocds-h6vhtk-0544f9#tl-md)

## Description
Aster had commenced the delivery of 39 affordable homes at Clay Park, Dartington, through a contract with Acheson Construction, appointed via a PCR2015-compliant framework (Westworks). Enabling works had started on site, and the scheme was progressing in line with planning and funding milestones.
On 14 February 2025, Acheson issued a notice of intention to appoint administrators, forcing Aster to terminate the contract. This created an urgent need to secure a new contractor to avoid losing sub-contractor packages, escalating costs, and, critically, to meet a 3 June 2025 planning deadline to retain permission.
Aster proposes a direct award to Clayewater Homes Ltd under the Procurement Act 2023, using the “advantageous terms due to insolvency” justification. Clayewater can mobilise immediately, retain existing subcontractors, and deliver the scheme at a fixed price below inflation-adjusted costs. A transparency notice will be published, and a Development Agreement entered into after the mandatory standstill period.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 45211000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Totnes Transition Homes CLT (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Clayewater Homes**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181567`
  - Value: £10,700,000 (exc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030801-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-09T08:44:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:49:54.781Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0544f9