Official UK procurement notice
CP-401 - Aster Group External Decorations
Authority: Aster Group Limited·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Aster Group is a housing association which provides quality, affordable homes to thousands of people across the south of England and London. Its vision is that everyone has a home. o Renewal of fascias and soffits where required (to match existing). o Renewal of timber canopies where required. Published lot titles: Lot 1 (East); Lot 2 (London and Outer Areas); Lot 3 (West).
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionAster Group is a housing association which provides quality, affordable homes to thousands of people across the south of England and London. Its vision is that everyone has a home. See our website for more details www.aster.co.uk/corporate/about-us ↗
The not-for-dividend business was established in 1990 and has £2.5 billion worth of social housing assets. The Group reinvests profits from open market sale and shared ownership to support the development of affordable homes. It owns and maintains over 37,000 homes and employs over 2,000 people.
Central and Cecil Housing Trust (C&C), East Boro Housing Trust (EBHT) and Enham Trust form part of the Aster Group. For further information visit: www.ccht.org.uk ↗, www.ebht.org.uk ↗ and www.enhamtrust.org.uk ↗.
Aster Group Limited ("Aster") has a requirement for three contractors to provide External Decoration services, including but not limited to:
- Redecoration of all previously painted external surfaces and internal common parts.
- Minor external fabric repairs including:
o Renewal of fascias and soffits where required (to match existing).
o Renewal of timber canopies where required.
o Repointing of brick work.
- Minor prior to paint repairs.
- Timber window repairs.
- Renewal of communal floor finishes where required.
Aster's requirement is across its full geographical coverage and will be split into the following lots with the corresponding approx. number of properties:
- Lot 1 (East)
o Berkshire - 205
o Hampshire - 8416
o Oxfordshire - 612
o Wiltshire (incl. Gloucestershire) - 8606
- Lot 2 (London and Outer Areas)
o London - 1969
o Surrey - 441
o Sussex - 736
- Lot 3 (West)
o Dorset - 803
o Somerset (incl. Bristol) - 5339
o Devon and Cornwall - 3208
NB: The property numbers are approximate and may make up multi dwelling properties.
Suppliers may submit bids for multiple lots; however, only one supplier will be awarded each lot. Where a supplier achieves the highest ranking in more than one lot, Aster Group reserves the right to determine which lot will be awarded to that supplier. In such circumstances, the lot not awarded to the highest-ranked supplier will instead be awarded to the supplier ranked second for that lot.
Aster's procurement for external decorations is anticipated to be a single stage tender process and will be undertaken via CHIC's All Under One Roof' DPS (Lot 20 - Decoration Services).
The evaluation criteria is anticipated to be 60/40 (price/quality).
Aster has a target start date of May 2027, by which point mobilisation should be completed (TUPE is applicable) and contractors are fully onboarded to Aster's Approved Supplier List and familiar with its Contractor Portal. By the contract start date, the contractor should ensure a fully resourced programme is made available to Aster.
The form of contract Aster anticipated to contract with is the JCT Measured Term Contract (2024 edition) containing Aster amendments.
CPV: Facade work
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · win at most 1 of themApplies to lots 1, 2, 3.
See prior description. Additional information: The contract term is 84 months split into the following:
7 YEARS (3+1+1+1+1)
Lot #1(East) South East
Lot #2(London and Outer Areas) London
Lot #3(West) South West
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Aster Group Limited buys Painting and glazing work (CPV 4544), and who usually turns up
Aster Group Limited’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Painting and glazing work (CPV 4544) →
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Half of these awards have an award date within 112 days of the bid deadline.
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Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
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1 bid4% / 0%
2–39% / 21%
4–648% / 30%
7+39% / 49%
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Below estimate44%
Within ±2%28%
Above estimate28%
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Lot #1(East)CPV 4544Estimate not published
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1 bid0%
2–321%
4–630%
7+49%
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2(London and Outer Areas)CPV 4544Estimate not published
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 47 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–321%
4–630%
7+49%
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #3(West)CPV 4544Estimate not published
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 47 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid0%
2–321%
4–630%
7+49%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Requests to participate open
- 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
- 9 Nov 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Nov 2026, 14:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106268- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b7a8Find a Tender
Publisher note: Aster Group will be procuring via CHIC's 'All Under One Roof' DPS (Lot 20 - Decoration Services). An expression of interest (EOI) is live currently and due to end on the 12th of November. Submission of an EOI is not a compulsory requirement to be included in the tender itself which is anticipated to launch on the 23rd of November (there is possibility of this changing). This notice is to inform the market of Aster Group's intention to procure using CHIC's DPS and to invite contractors to contact CHIC, should they wish to participate. To be onboarded onto CHIC's DPS, contractors should contact: [email protected] Contractors must be contact CHIC by the 19th of November. Application to join CHIC's DPS does not guarantee that contractors will be onboarded and it is subject to CHIC's onboarding criteria.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 23 Nov 2026
- Clarification deadline
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- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
Timeline
9 Nov 2026 → 23 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published1h ago9 Nov 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Today9 Nov 2026
- Submission deadlinein 13 days23 Nov 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC)Contracting authority
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice; the tender pack is on the portal.