Procurement for Housing announces eProcurement partnership with ProcServe

Procurement for Housing (PfH), the national procurement consortium for the social housing sector today announced its partnership with ProcServe, a leading provider of eCommerce solutions. The partnership will combine to deliver a dedicated eMarketplace and Purchase-to-Pay solution for the social housing sector.

The PfH Procurement Marketplace will be a first for the social housing sector. The Marketplace and electronic trading portal will be available for all PfH Members and it will eventually provide access to all of the consortium’s framework agreements.

The solution provided by ProcServe, will help streamline and deliver effective procurement services for social housing providers across the UK. It will specifically help social housing organisations to reduce the price paid for goods and services by providing them with easy access to pre-loaded framework agreements, provide simple connectivity to suppliers and deliver e-invoicing capabilities. The solution will help these housing providers to streamline their procurement process, enable the accurate tracking of spend and deliver efficiency savings.

Paul Kennedy, Chief Executive of PfH managing contractor - CEL Group said “PfH has decided to team up with ProcServe so that Members can benefit from the value-for-money afforded by PfH framework agreements coupled with the easy, intuitive and efficient ordering solution provided by ProcServe. We know that there has been a growing demand for a service like this from our Members and we firmly believe that in ProcServe we have found the right partner to deliver it.”

Veera Johnson, Chief Executive of ProcServe said “This is an exciting partnership that will create a truly collaborative electronic marketplace for the social housing sector and its suppliers, and deliver the direct efficiencies of the frameworks as well as the process efficiencies of e-procurement. Ultimately, we hope this partnership will enable social housing providers to reinvest more resources in front-line services and improve neighbourhoods.”

The Procurement for Housing eMarketplace will be available in 2010. For more information about the service, please contact PfH on t: 0845 864 5260, e: info@procurementforhousing.co.uk.