PfH Pre-Market Engagement Notice 2026 -Assisted Living Solutions, Kitchens & Appliances Framework

PROCUREMENT FOR HOUSING

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

21 May 2026 at 11:35

Planning

16 May 2025 at 07:53

Summary of the contracting process

The current procurement process being planned is led by Procurement for Housing (PfH), a sub-central government public authority. The procurement is in the planning phase as of 21st May 2026, with a focus on market engagement for an upcoming framework agreement titled "Assisted Living Solutions, Kitchens & Appliances Framework". This initiative falls under the goods category, specifically targeting domestic appliances, laundry machines, and assisted living solutions. The framework, intended to commence on 23rd January 2027 and conclude on 22nd January 2031, is set to be implemented across the United Kingdom. Interested parties are invited to engage in a preliminary market engagement exercise due by 23rd June 2026, which provides an opportunity to influence the development of the tender prior to its formal announcement on 1st July 2026.

This tender offers significant potential for business growth, particularly for manufacturers and suppliers involved with domestic appliances, kitchen fittings, and assisted living solutions. Businesses excelling in these areas, including small and medium enterprises, will find this framework favorable due to its planned division into lots, allowing for diverse participation. Companies can benefit from offering competitive pricing and innovative solutions that align with the framework's goals of efficiency and modernisation in the social housing sector. The chance to become part of a centralised procurement initiative backed by PfH can enhance visibility and open doors for long-term business partnerships within the substantial UK social housing market, managed collaboratively by over 90% of the sector.

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Notice Title

PfH Pre-Market Engagement Notice 2026 -Assisted Living Solutions, Kitchens & Appliances 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 to cover domestic and commercial appliances covering domestic appliances, commercial laundry appliances, kitchens, catering equipment and assisted living solutions. 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 obtain market insight on some proposed aspects of the upcoming Assisted Living Solutions, Kitchens & Appliances (ALSKA) framework. Please reach out to supportservices@pfh.co.uk for market insight to be considered. Please note that this is simply an information gathering exercise on some proposed aspects of our forthcoming framework tender which may be subject to change. Please include in the email Header “Preliminary Market Engagement –ALSKA” with a brief description of your organisation and the type of services you offer. We may reach out to arrange a call to discuss any feedback in greater detail.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05153b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047033-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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)

51 - Installation services (except software)


CPV Codes

39700000 - Domestic appliances

42416100 - Lifts

42716000 - Laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines

44115600 - Stairlifts

51543400 - Installation services of laundry washing, dry-cleaning and drying machines

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 May 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 20266 days to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
23 Jan 2027 - 22 Jan 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
PROCUREMENT FOR HOUSING
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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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