Planning

Technical Consultancy Services Framework

PROCUREMENT FOR HOUSING

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

18 Dec 2025 at 12:48

Planning

16 May 2025 at 07:52

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process is being conducted by Procurement for Housing (PfH), a national procurement consortium headquartered in Birchwood, Warrington. The current stage of the process is planning, focusing on the establishment of a national Technical Consultancy Services Framework. This framework aims to cover various services, including Project Management, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Architectural Services, and others across the United Kingdom. Preliminary market engagement is scheduled with supplier sessions planned for February and March 2026, and the closing date for expressing interest is 27th February 2026. Interested parties can submit their interest via email to participate in these sessions. The framework, planned to start on 1st August 2026, will extend until 31st July 2030, with a total estimated procurement value of £120 million. Details about the lots will be defined in the future Tender Notice.

This upcoming framework presents significant business opportunities for organisations specialising in consultancy services across diverse sectors such as engineering, environmental services, IT consulting, and construction-related disciplines. The framework is particularly beneficial for SMEs given the structure of lots tailored to suit smaller enterprises. Being involved from the market engagement phase can provide insights and influence the final structuring of the lots, allowing businesses to tailor their offerings and enhance their chances of being awarded contracts. Companies seeking to expand their government procurement footprint, especially in consultancy related to the social housing sector, will find substantial prospects for growth.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Technical Consultancy Services 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 agreement for Technical Consultancy Services. The framework will operate nationally, for four years and will cover professional support services relating to areas such as Project Management, Cost management, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Architectural Services, CDM, General construction-related consultancy services and Net Zero and a range of other consultancy services. The framework will be divided into lots, which will be set out in the Tender Notice.

Planning Information

Pfh is looking to engage with the market to get feedback on the current Technical Services framework, including services that are currently included and those that should be considered, including feedback on what the lot structure should be. Pfh will be running a series of supplier engagement sessions in February and March 2026; these will include one-to-one and group webinar sessions. If you are interested in attending a market engagement session, please express your interest by emailing twoods@pfh.co.uk. The closing date for expressing interest to be included in the preliminary market engagement sessions is no later than midday on 27th February 2026. Further details will be provided to you via email following your expression of interest. If you can include in the email Header “Preliminary Market Engagement – Consultancy” with a brief description of your organisation and the type of services you offer. We will aim to contact you from mid-January to February 2026 to coordinate sessions and gather your feedback and suggestions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051539
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084353-2025
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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services


CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Dec 20251 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 May 20266 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 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
Asset Works and Compliance Team, Tony Woods
Contact Email
plannedworks@pfh.co.uk, twoods@pfh.co.uk
Contact Phone
+447548834873

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRCHWOOD, WARRINGTON
Postcode
WA2 0YL
Post Town
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

Notice Documents

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