Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Aster Group · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Wolseley UK Ltd
- Value
- £3,525,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction materials · Building materials (CPV 44111000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 071683-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Mar 2026
- Published29 Jul 2026Published 121 days after the contract date
Description
Aster needs to retain the existing incumbent materials suppliers under compliant, time-limited call-off arrangements to ensure continuity of supply and operational stability from April 2026 while the next generation materials strategy is progressed. This is a compliant framework call off via the Procurement for Housing (PfH) Material Goods and Associated Services Framework. This is a PCR 2015 compliant route to market (framework procured prior to Procurement Act 2023).
About the supplier
Wolseley UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00636445).