Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 90% of UK’ social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, dynamic purchasing systems, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting. PfH is a contracting authority under section 2 of the Procurement Act 2023 and a centralised procurement authority under section 1(4) of that Act. Please refer to www.pfh.co.uk for additional information. PfH is administered by Inprova Limited and is headquartered in the North West of England with over 20 years of expertise and experience offering a complete procurement solutions package across outsourcing, technology and consultancy. By integrating procurement services and technology, Inprova operates as a delivery partner, supporting business performance improvement for the public sector.

This Framework may be used by any contracting authority listed in or referred to in the FTS Notice. This includes: All current members of PfH at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement; Any registered provider of social housing (or Welsh registered social landlord ,or Scottish registered social registered social landlord) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any public authority (as defined in the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for public authorities in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and UK-wide public authorities based in Scotland, or as defined in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 for Scottish public authorities) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any local authority (as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 for public authorities in England and Wales or as defined in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 for Scottish local authorities or as defined in the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 for local authorities in Northern Ireland) that becomes a member of PfH at any time during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any housing Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that becomes a member of PfH during the period of the Framework Agreement; Any wholly owned subsidiaries of any of the above Organisations And any other contracting authority listed on the following page of the PfH website http://procurementforhousing.co.uk/permissible-users/ at the time of the FTS notice for this procurement. This includes contracting authorities including but not limited to central government departments, schools, colleges, universities and other education establishments, hospital trusts, ambulance services and other NHS organisations and services, fire and rescue, police and other emergency services, passenger transport services, charities and other third sector organisations. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information ,please visit the Panacea website at https://www.panacea-software.com NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=846526. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: This Framework Agreement does not include a mandatory sub-contracting requirement. Any sub-contracting arrangements will be determined by individual suppliers and contracting authorities at call-off stage where appropriate. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: Community benefits are not a mandatory requirement of this Framework Agreement. Any community benefits will be determined by individual contracting authorities at call-off stage where appropriate. (SC Ref:846526)

SHED 6 has been developed under the Procurement Act 2023 and continues PfH's commitment to providing a route to market for innovative suppliers offering solutions that address current and future challenges faced by social housing providers and the wider public sector. The Framework is intended to encourage innovation, improve service delivery and provide Members with access to emerging technologies, products and services that deliver tangible benefits. The Framework will enable PfH Members to identify and appoint suppliers that offer the most advantageous solutions according to their specific requirements across a diverse range of innovative products and services. It will provide successful suppliers with the opportunity to promote and develop their innovations, supporting wider adoption and long term growth across the public sector. The Framework Agreement will operate on a national basis, providing an offering suitable for PfH Members in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as other eligible public sector organisations permitted to utilise the Framework Agreement. Suppliers will not be excluded for being unable to service all geographical regions. Procurement for Housing has undertaken market engagement activities to ensure the Framework reflects both current and anticipated future requirements of its Members.

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