AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Aster Group Limited awarded a £889,650 call-off to AAREON UK LIMITED for licences, hosting, support and maintenance of its Aareon QL housing-management system, related mobile modules, Tenant Portal and Versaa SaaS service.
Published outcomeThe published award names AAREON UK LIMITED as the sole supplier. The award is recorded as active, with a stated contract period from 7 July 2026 to 6 July 2029.
Market significanceThis is a three-year housing-software and support requirement covering a licence base of 36,302 units, procured through CCS framework RM6259, Lot 3.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AAREON UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-7a185e29-f5f2-4c5b-9c74-7820d3f5547d-1 · 889650 GBP · verified; named sole supplier on active award
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Award names Aareon UK Limited as supplier and values the award at GBP 889,650. Supplier verification matched company number 03990481 to AAREON UK LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document description.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award record status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence5 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-05.
Award notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-09T12:52:48+01:00.
Stated contract period
98% confidence7 July 2026 to 6 July 2029
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Tender and award contractPeriod fields.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£889,650
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Award value amount: 889650 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceSingle-supplier award; £889,650 is published at award level
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One award names one supplier and carries the stated value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence6 July 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-07-06T12:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
98% confidence7 July 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-07-07.
Award decision
98% confidence5 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-05.
Award notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-09.
Contract end
98% confidence6 July 2029
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2029-07-06T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLicences, hosting, support and maintenance for Aareon QL, TaskCentre, QL mobile modules, Tenant Portal and Versaa hosted SaaS.
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Published title and description.
Licensed estate
97% confidence36,302 units
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Description states that the licence covers 36,302 units.
Mobile modules
98% confidenceContact Action Work Tray, CRM Visit & Contact, QL Questionnaires, Electrical, Estates Inspections, Task Search and Create, Gas, Rent & Arrears, Stock Replenishment and Voids.
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Published description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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Tender classification.
Delivery location
94% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address region is England and country is United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective call-off from a framework agreement
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Procurement method is selective; procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework
98% confidenceCCS RM6259, Lot 3
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Published description states the contract was called off from CCS framework RM6259, Lot 3.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
90% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability fields set sme and vcse to true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceThree years (7 July 2026 to 6 July 2029)
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Published contract period.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced as signed
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The source is an active award notice and gives a contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Technology continuity
95% confidenceThe scope combines licences, SaaS hosting and support for an existing named housing-management platform and related modules.
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The published scope specifically identifies Aareon QL, Versaa and multiple QL modules.
Market route
99% confidenceThe requirement was sourced through a CCS framework call-off rather than an open procurement route.
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Published procurement method details and framework reference.
Scope scale
88% confidenceThe stated 36,302-unit licence base indicates a substantial deployed housing-software estate.
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Published description states that the licence covers 36,302 units.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-to-start chronology
99% confidenceThe stated contract start date precedes the recorded award decision date and award-notice publication date.
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Contract start is 7 July 2026; award date is 5 September 2026; notice published 9 October 2026. The source does not explain the sequence.
Published detail gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation outcomes, pricing breakdown, lot-level allocation, extension terms and signed-contract evidence.
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No such fields or documents are provided in the source data.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number 03990481.
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Supplier verification status is verified, with company-number match to AAREON UK LIMITED.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The stated contract start date of 7 July 2026 precedes both the award decision date of 5 September 2026 and the award-notice publication of 9 October 2026; the published notice does not explain this chronology.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation and award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms, lot-level allocation and explicit signed-contract evidence.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Aster Group LimitedAAREON UK LIMITEDAareon QLVersaaCCS RM6259housing management softwaresoftware support contractContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Aster Group's Aareon QL and Versaa contract?
AAREON UK LIMITED, verified against company number 03990481, is the sole supplier named in the published award.
What is the value of the Aster Group Aareon contract?
The published award value is £889,650.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 6 July 2029. Any renewal or recompetition timing beyond that is not published.
How was the contract procured?
It was called off from CCS framework RM6259, Lot 3, using a selective framework call-off route.
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