Scope
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 establish a Framework Agreement for Telecommunications and Associated Services. The framework will provide services and associated products relating to
networking and security including cloud-based solutions, voice solutions, unified communications, mobile communications and total communications, in addition to providing solution to support digital inclusion and solutions utilising the Internet of Things technologies. The Framework will be divided into lots which will be set out in the Tender Notice.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £82,500,000 excluding VAT
- £99,000,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
- 2 February 2026 to 1 February 2030
- 4 years
Main category
Services
CPV classifications
- 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
- 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 64200000 - Telecommunications services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 September 2025
Procedure
Above or below total value threshold
Above or equal to threshold
Contracting authority
Procurement for Housing
- Companies House: 07662661
2 Olympic Way
Birchwood, Warrington
WA2 0YL
United Kingdom
Contact name: Central Procurement Team
Email: supportservices@pfh.co.uk
Region: UKD61 - Warrington
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government