The new PfH Materials Agreement coming soon

Driven by Member feedback, the new PfH Materials Framework will have an additional four new lots adding aids and adaptations, electrical materials, heating spares and stores management to the building and plumbing materials offered previously.

The individual lots will create an EU compliant "one stop shop" for Members who will benefit from clear bespoke arrangements for each product area, offering the best in terms of quality, pricing, and capacity to service the Agreement effectively. The additional lots will also ensure that Members benefit from the suppliers' expertise and knowledge in each specialist area.

PfH has analysed the spend of all its Members over the past 4 years in detail to build core lists for each of the lots in the new Agreement. The core lists represent over 85% of total spend to most Members, and these will have fixed prices for 12 months, ensuring stability in an otherwise volatile climate. Crucially, it's not only PfH Members who will benefit from the new Agreement, but also their tenants. PfH has plans to introduce Tenant Discount Cards from the awarded merchants on the new Agreement.

The TSA has made its priorities clear Value for Money (VfM) is a separate, national standard. Housing providers need to demonstrate that effective controls and procedures are in place to ensure the security of assets and proper use of public funds. Linked to this, providers need to establish effective systems to monitor and accurately report the delivery of their plans.

In response to this requirement, for each Member trading on the new Materials Agreement, PfH is introducing an annual savings certificate. This certificate will detail the actual savings each organisation has saved from every transaction via the Framework. The certificates will all be bespoke to each Member, and fully endorsed and supported by each supplier on the Framework.

Where possible, PfH will produce annual savings certificates for all new Agreements.