Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Procurement for Housing Ltd (t/a PfH Scotland)
Lomond Court
Stirling
FK9 4TU
UK
Telephone: +44 8000315405
E-mail: assetworks@pfh.co.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.pfhscotland.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA18142
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://app.panacea-software.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://app.panacea-software.com
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 (SHED 6)
Reference number: JL/OCT2026/SHED
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79900000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
250 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79993000
79421000
72300000
71300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
25 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
11/01/2027
End:
10/01/2030
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 50
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
17/11/2026
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
17/11/2026
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
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.
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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)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/10/2026