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Heating Solutions Framework

Procurement for Housing

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

20 Jul 2026 at 14:36

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

16 May 2025 at 08:50

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Procurement for Housing (PfH), a national procurement consortium for the social housing sector, intends to establish a national framework for commercial and domestic heating solutions across the United Kingdom. The scope includes supplying and installing heating equipment and materials, as well as repairs, maintenance and servicing. It covers central-heating systems, boilers, radiators, valves, water heaters, electric heating equipment, heating plants and related plumbing and heating works. The framework is intended for PfH members, whose social housing portfolios collectively represent more than 90% of the UK’s social housing stock. The main category is heating services, including repair and maintenance (CPV 50000000), installation works and associated heating products and equipment.

This procurement is at the planning stage: PfH has announced its intention to establish a framework, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. The framework is planned as a single lot and is intended to run from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2030. Its estimated value is £10,000,000 excluding VAT, or £12,000,000 including VAT. PfH expects the tender notice to be published on 1 September 2026. Preliminary market engagement will help develop the tender strategy. Interested suppliers can request the engagement questionnaire by emailing AssetWorks@pfh.co.uk and should return the completed questionnaire by 5:00pm on 3 August 2026. The procurement is above the relevant threshold and will use a framework agreement. The planned lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This will suit heating and building-services contractors able to deliver work across the UK social housing sector, either directly or through an established delivery network. Relevant suppliers are likely to include firms specialising in domestic and commercial boiler and central-heating installation, electrical heating, hot-water systems, heating-plant works, plumbing, planned maintenance, responsive repairs and servicing. Businesses with experience managing dispersed housing assets and delivering both installation and ongoing maintenance should be well placed when the framework reaches the market. Manufacturers, distributors and specialist suppliers of boilers, radiators, valves, heating controls, water heaters and related materials may also be relevant, particularly where they can support installation or maintenance services. The planned lot is expressly suitable for SMEs, giving smaller capable contractors a potential route to participate.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Heating Solutions Framework

Notice 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 for Heating Solutions which will cover the delivery of commercial and domestic heating solutions, which includes installations, repairs, maintenance and servicing. The framework will be divided into lots which will be set out in the Tender Notice.

Planning Information

Information obtained during the preliminary market engagement may be used to develop PfH's tender strategy. If you are interested in engaging with PfH please express your interest by emailing AssetWorks@pfh.co.uk to request the preliminary engagement questionnaire. Title your email "Preliminary Market Engagement - Heating Solutions". A questionnaire will be issued to those interested suppliers. The completed questionnaire should be returned to AssetWorks@pfh.co.uk by 5:00pm on 3rd August 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051537
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068302-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic, Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

42 - Industrial machinery

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45 - Construction work

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

09135100 - Heating oil

09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy

39715000 - Water heaters and heating for buildings; plumbing equipment

39715210 - Central-heating equipment

39715220 - Electric heating resistors

39715230 - Electric soil-heating apparatus

39715240 - Electric space-heating apparatus

39721000 - Domestic cooking or heating equipment

42131110 - Central-heating radiator valves

42160000 - Boiler installations

42161000 - Hot-water boilers

42214000 - Cooking ovens, dryers for agricultural products and equipment for cooking or heating

42515000 - District heating boiler

42943700 - Heating circulators

44115200 - Plumbing and heating materials

44115220 - Heating materials

44620000 - Central-heating radiators and boilers and parts

44621110 - Central-heating radiators

44621111 - Non-electrically-heated central-heating radiators

45232141 - Heating works

45251200 - Heating plant construction work

45259300 - Heating-plant repair and maintenance work

45331000 - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work

45331100 - Central-heating installation work

45331110 - Boiler installation work

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Sep 20265 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Procurement for Housing
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA2 0YL
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD61 Warrington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Warrington
Electoral Ward
Poulton North
Westminster Constituency
Warrington North

Further Information

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