Official UK procurement notice
PfH Materials Supply Framework
Authority: Procurement for Housing (Public body)
What is being bought16 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEstablished 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 · Boards for electrical apparatus · Boilers · Bricks · Building fittings · Building internal fittings · +142 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 20 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2027, N/A
Lots and requirements (16)Procurement structure
16 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #11a - Plumbing, Heating & Gas - National
Provision of Plumbing, Heating & Gas related materials.
Lot #21b - Plumbing, Heating & Gas - Scotland
Provision of Plumbing, Heating & Gas related materials for Scottish customers.
Lot #31c - Plumbing, Heating & Gas - Wales
Provision of Plumbing, Heating & Gas related materials for Welsh customers.
Lot #42a - Electrical - National
Supply of Electrical related materials
Lot #52b - Electrical - Scotland
Supply of Electrical related materials for Scottish customers.
Lot #62c - Electrical - Wales
Supply of Electrical related materials for Welsh customers.
Lot #73a - Building Materials - National
Provision of building and construction related materials.
Lot #83b - Building Materials - Scotland
Provision of building and construction related materials for Scottish customers.
Lot #93c - Building Materials - Wales
Provision of building and construction related materials for Welsh customers.
Lot #104 - Aids & Adaptations
Provision of Aids & Adaptions associated materials.
Lot #115 - National Consortia for Independent Merchants
Provision for materials supply by National Consortia's/Buying Groups.
Lot #126 - Managed Solutions
Managed Solutions provision covering Managed Stores and Managed Services supply
routes.
Lot #137 - Renewable Materials
Provision of materials related to Renewables & Retrofit.
Lot #148 - On Demand Supply
Provision of on demand materials supplies supported by branch networks.
Lot #159 - Responsive Kitchen Materials
Provision of kitchen materials to support planned, responsive and reactive works.
Lot #1610 - Multi Vendor (Van Stock Management) Technology
Technology (van stock) solutions to support materials supply contracts.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
4 more lots publish their own split on the notice.
- Price carries 30–40 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 40 points.
- “PfH Materials Supply Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 20 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Aug 2026, 09:11 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 09:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Oct 2026 – …
- Authority reference
BH / July 2026 / Materials- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078360- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e625Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated within tender documents
Publisher note: 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=840302. 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: Subcontracting requirements will be identified at call-off contract level. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Community benefit requirements are stated in the tender documents (SC Ref:840302)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Timeline
18 Aug 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Notice published64 days ago18 Aug 2026, 09:11 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends12 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened12 days ago9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until11 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 162 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria