PfH Materials Supply Framework

Authority: Procurement for Housing (Public body)

Framework agreement16 lotsGoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products (03)Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09)Mining, basic metals and related products (14)

+16 more

Chemical products (24)Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Industrial machinery (42)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43)Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Software Packages & ERP (48)Public utilities (65)Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72)

Delivery: UK

Framework ceiling (notional)£1,538,000,000total for 16 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update

Submissions closed 9 Oct 2026

Lots 16see the lot list below

Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought16 lots · detail below

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Additives for cements, mortars or concretes · Air heaters · Alarm systems · Articles for the bathroom and kitchen · Bathroom furniture · Battery chargers · Blocks · Bricks · Builders' joinery · Building materials · Cable distribution cabinet · Cable drums · +99 more

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Open framework
Call-offs: call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
Framework period: 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
Buyer regions: UK
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %): 2.50% of call-off value

Who may buy through it

Procurement for Housing (PfH) frameworks are free-to-use and designed for local authorities, social landlords, registered providers of social housing, and other public sector bodies.

Published description of the framework

Price & Quality based evaluation basis. Please refer to each lot for a specific breakdown.

Lots and requirements (16)Procurement structure

16 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lot

Every one of these 4 lots carries the same published figure, £37,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Plumbing, Heating & Gas - National 4 yrsSMEPublished value£100,000,000

Provision of Plumbing, Heating & Gas related materials.

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2031 (4 yrs)Value: £100,000,000 exc. VAT · £120,000,000 inc. VAT