Official UK procurement notice
CAS-01001-S8L6G9 Grace House- Property Safety Maintenance Contract
Authority: Aster Group Limited
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+4 more
Published estimate£881,664≈ £220k / year · £1,102,080 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 8 Jun 2026awarded 28 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to NRT Building Services Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsup to 6 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor servicing, maintenance, repairs and remedial actions for the communal heating plant, fire safety related equipment, communal M&E equipment and water safety management at Central & Cecil's Scheme Grace House, 26 Lodge Road, London, NW8 7ER in London. Central & Cecil Housing Trust is a subsidiary of Aster Group.
How the procedure runs: Site Visit Bidders are invited to visit site The aim of the site visit is to provide real-life understanding of the site and the assets to support the Bidders quality proposals and to provide comfort/confidence to the Client that the quality proposals are deliverable. Procurement Specific Questionnaire Bidders are required to more…
complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire as part of this Competitive Flexible Procedure. This will be used to identify those Bidders who best meet the Client's required standards of financial stability and strength, good standing and technical and professional ability. It will also assess how well the Bidders' experience and areas of expertise match the relevant priorities of the Client in carrying out the Project. Clarifications The aim of any clarification communication is for the Client to raise any aspects of the Bid Submission which are ambiguous or irregular with the relevant Bidder with an aim to clarify the information / position contained therein. Final Bid Submission The aim of this Final Bid Submission stage is for Bidders to provide a completed Final Bid Submission Document by the required deadline and for the Client to evaluate and use the Final Bid Submissions for evaluation
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£881,664
- Value
- £881,664 exc. VAT · £1,102,080 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- +1+1 extensions available.
50000000 Repair and maintenance services
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Sept 2026, 11:44 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 11:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Authority reference
AG-0652-2020- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a66aFind a Tender
- How it runs
Site Visit Bidders are invited to visit site The aim of the site visit is to provide real-life understanding of the site and the assets to support the Bidders quality proposals and to provide comfort/confidence to the Client that the quality proposals are deliverable. Procurement Specific Questionnaire Bidders are required to complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire as part of this Competitive Flexible more…
Procedure. This will be used to identify those Bidders who best meet the Client's required standards of financial stability and strength, good standing and technical and professional ability. It will also assess how well the Bidders' experience and areas of expertise match the relevant priorities of the Client in carrying out the Project. Clarifications The aim of any clarification communication is for the Client to raise any aspects of the Bid Submission which are ambiguous or irregular with the relevant Bidder with an aim to clarify the information / position contained therein. Final Bid Submission The aim of this Final Bid Submission stage is for Bidders to provide a completed Final Bid Submission Document by the required deadline and for the Client to evaluate and use the Final Bid Submissions for evaluation
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
11 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published364 days ago2 Oct 2025, 10:29 BST
- Market engagement342 days ago23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Aster Group Ltd is undertaking early market engagement ahead of a forthcoming procurement for the Property Safety Maintenance contract. Interested suppliers are invited to register their interest via Aster's In-Tend e-tendering system by accessing the opportunity via the below link and submitting more…
the PMEQ document available within the Current Tenders tab. This will help Aster assess market capacity and readiness prior to publication of the full Tender Notice. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/aster/aspx/Home Registration is for market engagement purposes only and will not preclude or favour participation in the later open tender. All suppliers will be eligible to tender once the opportunity is formally advertised. - Next notice expected319 days ago15 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published140 days ago13 May 2026, 13:50 BST
- Clarification questions by121 days ago1 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline114 days ago8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by69 days ago23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent3 days ago28 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published2 days ago28 Sept 2026, 11:44 BST
- Contract startswithin the hour1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill endsin 8 days8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £1,906,2381 award exc. VAT
Bids received 3
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRT Building Services LtdGrace House - Property Safety Maintenance4 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2031 · up to 31 Dec 2033Extensions: Two one year extensions. | £1,906,238 | 28 Sept 2026standstill to 8 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025- Contract signature expected30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract award notice published28 Sept 2026, 11:44 BSTUK6
- Published value updated28 Sept 2026, 11:44 BSTwas £881,664
- Status changed to complete28 Sept 2026, 11:44 BST
- Deadline withdrawn28 Sept 2026, 11:44 BST
- Tender notice published13 May 2026, 13:50 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active13 May 2026, 13:50 BST
- Procurement method changed13 May 2026, 13:50 BST
- Deadline published: 8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST13 May 2026, 13:50 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Oct 2025, 11:56 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Oct 2025, 10:29 BSTUK2
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 2 Oct 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NRT Building Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender