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Fall Arrest Equipment Testing, Maintenance and Repairs

System maintenance services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Aster Group Limited: "Fall Arrest Equipment Testing, Maintenance and Repairs". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityAster Group LimitedScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Aster Group Limited. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
3Bids / Report
50% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 2 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityAster Group Limited
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published22 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST
Last source update22 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSystem maintenance services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d0a6
What is being bought
Aster Group is a housing association that provides homes to thousands of people across the south of England and London. As an organisation, it maintains approx. 37,000 homes and within this number, a significant number of multi-storey properties that need to be maintained by Aster’s DLO (Direct Labour Organisation). For these muti-storey properties, Aster’s DLO require functioning fall-arrest equipment that are maintained and tested in accordance with the Work at Height Regulations 2005 and HSWA to allow them to effectively and safely complete their duties. Aster’s current fall arrest equipment is located across 38 different sites through Aster’s operating regions. The equipment across each site varies but they are largely all man safe guardrails, ladders fall arrest systems and wire lifeline systems.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    22 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    22 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Direct Award via NHS SBS Framework - Lot 7.1 - Statutory Inspections
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    22 Jul 2026, 11:31 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 22 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · £100,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Harmony Fire Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Fall Arrest Equipment Testing, Maintenance and Repairs
£100,000 · signed 22 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Aster Group Limited

Contracting authority GB-FTS-185081
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  • Aster Group Limited
    buyer

    IP29573R
    Sarsen Court, Horton Avenue, Devizes, UK, SN10 2AZ
    procurement@aster.co.uk

  • Aster Group Limited
    reviewBody

    Sarsen Court, Horton Avenue, Devizes, SN10 2AZ
    procurement@aster.co.uk

  • Harmony Fire Limited
    supplier

    10427303
    Clarence House Watercombe Lane, Lynx Trading Estate, Yeovil, UK, BA20 2SU
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThis is a 12-month Direct Award via the NHS SBS Framework - Lot 7.1 Statutory Inspection. This Direct Award is permitted under the conditions of the framework.Aster Group has proceeded with a Direct Award because there is a significant risk to the Health and Safety of its operatives without fall arrest equipment having been tested appropriately and maintained in accordance with UK regulations.