Official UK procurement notice
Building Materials 2026_CAS-01061-N9G0H9 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Aster Group Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe procurement will cover the supply and delivery of a wide range of building, plumbing, heating, electrical, decorating, and all other materials to support the delivery of responsive repairs, planned maintenance, voids, mechanical and electrical services, and housing investment programmes across the Aster Group. The contract will support Aster’s in-house Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) across a geographically diverse footprint including London, South, South West and extended operational areas such as Oxfordshire, West Sussex, and Gloucestershire.
Goods will include but not be limited to:
-General building materials
-Plumbing and heating components
-Electrical materials
-Trade paints and decorating supplies
-Aids and adaptations equipment
-Environmentally responsible and sustainable products
-Materials supporting emerging energy efficiency and disrepair priorities (e.g. damp and mould solutions)
The contract will include ancillary support services but not limited to:
-Van stock management
-Drop boxes/pop-up stores
-Site deliveries
-Out-of-hours material access
-Data integration for job validation, tracking, and reporting
-Waste management solutions linked to materials handling
-Yards and logistics management, including deliveries into Aster-owned sites for onward distribution
Suppliers must be capable of supporting:
-A core product range exceeding 5,000 items
-Real-time data integration
-High availability of stock and consistent supply performance
-Innovation and continuous improvement over a 5–10 year contract term
-Social value delivery and alignment with ESG commitments
CPV: Building materials
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2025, 14:56 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2025, 17:37 BST
- Authority reference
CAS-01061-N9G0H9- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047787- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051b36Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
21 May 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 14:56 BST
- Latest notice published11 Aug 2025, 17:37 BST
- Market engagement29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
To participate, please copy and paste the following URL into your web browser:
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Aster is currently reviewing its long-term materials supply chain strategy. We are seeking initial feedback from potential suppliers through this short pre-market engagement (PME) exercise. Your responses will help us refine our requirements, test assumptions about delivery models, and shape the data and reporting specifications, with the aim of improving operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and value for money.
The focus of this PME is on understanding supplier capabilities in areas such as logistics innovation, data reporting, triple bottom line performance (financial, environmental, and social), and approaches to hybrid models that include specialist suppliers.
- Tender notice expected386 days ago6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 14:56 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Aug 2025, 17:37 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender