New Products

The PfH procurement team is working towards delivering a broad range of new deals over the coming months. All tenders adhere to the new EU procurement regulations and contract notices are issued through the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).

Current timetable for launching products (correct as of June 2008) is:

Product	Launch Date	Awarded to
Office Supplies	November 2004	Office Depot
Print Management & Design Services	December 2004	etrinsic plc
Telecommunications (Landline and Mobile)	August 2008	Housing Communications
Personal Computers	January 2005	European Electronique
Photocopying Equipment & Services	March 2005	M2 Digital
Energy	August 2008	Inenco Monarch Partnership
Vehicle Leasing	August 2005	Bank of Scotland Vehicle Finance Automotive Leasing
Central Heating Supplies	August 2005	PTS
Janitorial Supplies	February 2006	Nationwide Hygiene Services
Bathrooms	February 2006	PTS Plumbase
Knowledge Based Services - Consultancy*	March 2006	Delivered by PfH, HouseMark & Just Housing
Residential Furniture & Furnishings	June 2006	Carleton Furniture Group Furniture Resource Centre Huntleigh Renray Peel Mount Contract Furnishings
Workwear & Personal Protective Equipment	August 2006	Arco
Domestic Appliances	September 2006	DSG international Plc JLA Limited Furniture Resource Centre
Decorating Vouchers	Summer 2006	B&Q
Knowledge Based Services - Workshops and Seminars*	October 2006	Delivered by PfH, HouseMark & Just Housing
Kitchens	January 2007	The Symphony Group Rixonway Kitchens The Premiere Kitchen Company Grovewood Kitchens Moores Furniture Group Carleton Furniture Group
Digital TV Reception Systems	March 2007	Triax Cables Britain Martin Turner Direct Eurosat
Materials for Maintenance & Capital Works	May 2007	Burdens Grafton Group (Buildbase) Jewson PTS Unimer
Rent and Bill Payment Card	October 2007	The Co-operative Bank
Agency Labour	January 2008	Beresford Blake Thomas Better Healthcare Blue Arrow Limited Eden Brown Recruitment Enterprise Recruitment Services Hays Housing Support Reed Healthcare
Postal Services	March 2008	Inkfish Royal Mail TNT
Vehicle Fuel Cards	November 2008	Shell UK Oil Products Ltd
Tenant Energy Management	Undergoing pilot
Waste Management	Undergoing pilot
Paint	Undergoing feasibility study
CCTV	Undergoing feasibility study
Food Services	Undergoing feasibility study
Legal Services	Undergoing feasibility study
Door Entry Systems	Undergoing feasibility study

It usually takes approximately six months to complete a tender. This is from the initial research and market analysis to awarding the contract.

PfH will contact Members at the start of each tender process to gather data about the product area.

* non-EU tendered