Social Housing Emerging Disrupters 6 (SHED 6)

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.

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.