PROCUREMENT FOR HOUSING.
Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to driving efficiency and improving procurement practices for more than 1100 social housing providers and local authorities throughout the UK. Managing the purchasing and supply of almost £4 million of goods and services every week, the consortium identifies £55 million in savings a year for its members.
PROCURING VIA FRAMEWORK.
Procurement frameworks offer housing providers in the UK a range of benefits, including streamlined processes, cost savings, compliance and quality assurance, access to expertise and other efficiencies. As such, frameworks enable housing providers to deliver effective, high-value services to residents while meeting legal and regulatory obligations.
LOT STRUCTURE.
The framework provides members with a full range of inclusive goods and service provisions either directly or via third parties, which will include installation, maintenance, disposal and any associated services and solution including but not limited to:
LOT 1: NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE, SERVICES, HARDWARE & CYBERSECURITY.
This includes:
Broadband, fibre, Ethernet circuits, WAN and LAN services, managed network solutions, switches, routers, firewalls, VPNs, anti-virus and cybersecurity measures; cloud and managed hosting; power systems; installation, hardware, training and support.
LOT 2a: UNIFIED COMMS
& COLLABORATION
(LICENSE-BASED).
This includes:
Cloud telephony, hosted voice seats, collaboration tools, video-conferencing and integrated communication platforms on structured licences; hardware such as headsets and phones; services including helpdesk, integration, configuration and installation.
LOT 2b: UNIFIED COMMS
& COLLABORATION
(PAY-AS-YOU-GO).
This includes:
Flexible, consumption-based cloud calling, instant messaging, conferencing and collaborative services with no long-term licence commitment; scale usage up or down to match organisational need.
LOT 3: SMARTCONNECT:
MOBILE, 5G &
HARDWARE SOLUTIONS.
This includes:
Business mobile contracts, SIM-based voice and data bundles, mobile devices, tablets, mobile broadband and ongoing support; advanced 5G-enabled solutions for high-speed and low-latency applications; mobile device management and anti-virus.
LOT 4: DIGITAL INCLUSION
WIFI & IoT SOLUTIONS.
This includes:
Community and estate Wi-Fi deployments, digital inclusion initiatives, device provision with mobile data, training and education services, grants and funding advisory; IoT-enabled solutions including environmental sensors, asset monitoring, connected devices and supporting software for data and device management.