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
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 2 February 2026 to 1 February 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies
- 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 64200000 - Telecommunications services
- 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Engagement
Engagement deadline
15 September 2025
Engagement process description
As part of our commitment to transparency, we are undertaking a market engagement exercise and publishing a Prior Market Engagement (PME) notice to gauge supplier interest and gather insight into potential solutions for our forthcoming Inclusive Telecommunications Framework. This framework will serve permissible users across the public sector.
The purpose of this exercise is to:
Ensure the scope of the framework is comprehensive and inclusive of appropriate solutions.
Understand market capabilities and capacity to meet the needs of public sector customers.
Mitigate risks by testing assumptions and refining requirements before the procurement process.
Ensure the framework offers value and is viable for both customers and the supply chain.
Feedback from this engagement will help shape the final framework specification, ensuring it is aligned with customer needs, commercially sustainable, and supportive of a diverse and competitive supplier base.
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
22 September 2025
Contracting authority
Procurement for Housing
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRLY-9676-WPTJ
2 Olympic Way
Birchwood, Warrington
WA2 0YL
United Kingdom
Region: UKD61 - Warrington
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government