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PfH Materials Supply Framework

Procurement for Housing · Housing

In brief

Procurement for Housing is looking for suppliers for security and construction work (UK-wide).

It is a framework worth up to £1,538,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 April 2027.

It is split into 16 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Bids close at midday, Friday 9 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by
11:59pm, Thursday 17 September 2026
Bids by
midday, Friday 9 October 2026

How bids are scored

Plumbing, Heating & Gas - National

Price 40% · Quality 60%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Plumbing, Heating & Gas - Scotland

Price 30% · Quality 70%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Plumbing, Heating & Gas - Wales

Price 30% · Quality 70%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Electrical

Price 40% · Quality 60%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

12 more lots are scored in the official notice.

Competition

Usually high: a median of 12 bids per contract for this buyer (from 21 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £1,538,000,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

Conditions

  • Suppliers pay a fee of 2.5% of the value of work won through this framework.

What the notice says

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…Read the full description
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 PfH intends to procure a national, four-year framework agreement for the provision of building and construction materials. The framework will encompass a range of supply routes and will be separated into distinct lots, with full details set out in the Tender Notice. 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 PfH intends to procure a national, four-year framework agreement for the provision of building and construction materials. The framework will encompass a range of supply routes and will be separated into distinct lots, with full details set out in the Tender Notice.

Should I bid?

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How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Submit your bid through the buyer's e-tendering portal: app.panacea-software.com.
  4. Send clarification questions before 11:59pm, Thursday 17 September 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Friday 9 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Plumbing, Heating & Gas - National
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Provision of Plumbing, Heating & Gas related materials.

IT services and software, Computer hardware, Architecture and engineering, Furniture, Energy and utilities£100,000,000
Plumbing, Heating & Gas - Scotland
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Provision of Plumbing, Heating & Gas related materials for Scottish customers.

IT services and software, Computer hardware, Architecture and engineering, Furniture, Energy and utilities£50,000,000
Plumbing, Heating & Gas - Wales
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Provision of Plumbing, Heating & Gas related materials for Welsh customers.

IT services and software, Computer hardware, Architecture and engineering, Furniture, Energy and utilities£50,000,000
Electrical
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Supply of Electrical related materials

IT services and software, Computer hardware, Energy and utilities£75,000,000
Electrical - Scotland
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Supply of Electrical related materials for Scottish customers.

IT services and software, Computer hardware, Energy and utilities£37,000,000
Electrical - Wales
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Supply of Electrical related materials for Welsh customers.

IT services and software, Computer hardware, Energy and utilities£37,000,000
Building Materials - National
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Provision of building and construction related materials.

Medical equipment and supplies, IT services and software, Furniture£75,000,000
Building Materials - Scotland
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Provision of building and construction related materials for Scottish customers.

Medical equipment and supplies, IT services and software, Furniture£37,000,000
Building Materials - Wales
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Provision of building and construction related materials for Welsh customers.

Medical equipment and supplies, IT services and software, Furniture£37,000,000
Aids & Adaptations
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Provision of Aids & Adaptions associated materials.

Security, Construction, Heating, plumbing and ventilation, Medical equipment and supplies, Furniture£30,000,000
National Consortia for Independent Merchants
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Provision for materials supply by National Consortia's/Buying Groups.

Heating, plumbing and ventilation, Fire safety, Medical equipment and supplies, Architecture and engineering, Furniture, Energy and utilities£100,000,000
Managed Solutions
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Managed Solutions provision covering Managed Stores and Managed Services supply routes.

Fire safety, Medical equipment and supplies, IT services and software, Architecture and engineering, Furniture, Energy and utilities£500,000,000
Renewable Materials
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Provision of materials related to Renewables & Retrofit.

Construction, Building maintenance and repairs, Energy and utilities, Laboratory and scientific equipment£150,000,000
On Demand Supply
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Provision of on demand materials supplies supported by branch networks.

Fire safety, Medical equipment and supplies, IT services and software, Architecture and engineering, Furniture, Energy and utilities£150,000,000
Responsive Kitchen Materials
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Provision of kitchen materials to support planned, responsive and reactive works.

Construction, Building maintenance and repairs, Furniture£100,000,000
Multi Vendor (Van Stock Management) Technology
1 April 2027 to 31 March 2031
What this lot covers

Technology (van stock) solutions to support materials supply contracts.

IT services and software£10,000,000

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 014418-2026
  2. Tender notice · UK4, notice 077485-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

27

Awards

4

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From notice 014418-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 17 February 2026, last updated 14 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.