Funded Retrofit Works and Delivery framework

The framework directly supports the UK’s net zero housing strategy by enabling the delivery of energy-efficient homes at scale. By combining funding alignment, technical assurance, and experienced contractors, PfH helps members meet carbon reduction commitments while improving comfort, affordability, and resilience in social housing stock.

PfH offers end-to-end support, including guidance on mini-competitions, contractor selection, and framework call-offs. The procurement team ensures compliance, transparency, and alignment with funding requirements. Ongoing support includes performance monitoring, supplier management, and advice on integrating new retrofit technologies.

Yes, where funding conditions allow. Some contractors can extend delivery to mixed-tenure or privately owned homes under specific funding programmes, such as ECO4 Flex. This flexibility helps members implement area-based decarbonisation strategies and maximise the community-wide impact of retrofit investment.

Suppliers use verified methodologies such as SAP assessments, EPC data, and in-situ performance monitoring to measure energy savings and carbon reduction. Reporting aligns with funder requirements like Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF) or ECO4, ensuring that results are auditable and transparent. PfH oversees performance data to maintain accountability and continuous improvement.

The framework offers nationwide coverage across England and Wales, with regional pricing models that reflect local delivery markets. Contractors have specific regional strengths, allowing members to work with suppliers who have established local networks and on-the-ground delivery teams to optimise efficiency and resident satisfaction.

Appointed suppliers have extensive experience managing multi-site programmes across social housing portfolios. They act as principal contractors overseeing design, resident engagement, delivery, and post-installation verification. Contractors coordinate funding compliance, health and safety, and technical assurance through digital reporting tools and performance monitoring.

Using the PfH Funded Retrofit Framework eliminates the need for lengthy tender exercises, giving members OJEU-compliant access to pre-vetted contractors. It simplifies procurement, accelerates project mobilisation, and ensures competitive pricing through transparent regional models. Members benefit from PfH’s expertise in framework management and the assurance that contractors meet stringent funding and compliance criteria.

PfH’s framework provides access to contractors experienced in funding applications and reporting requirements for schemes like Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF), Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG), PSDS and ECO4. Contractors can support feasibility studies, technical assessments, and bid development, helping members build robust business cases for retrofit funding. This integrated support reduces administrative burden and improves the likelihood of funding success.

All suppliers are required to deliver works in line with PAS 2030 and PAS 2035 standards, ensuring technical competence, quality assurance, and occupant safety. The framework also mandates accreditation such as TrustMark and MCS where applicable. This ensures that all retrofit activities from design to installation and monitoring meet recognised industry and funding standards.

The framework is available to PfH members including registered providers of social housing, local authorities, and other public sector organisations. It’s designed to support those with secured or anticipated retrofit funding, enabling rapid mobilisation of projects that meet decarbonisation goals.

Yes. The framework is built to accommodate multiple funding sources including Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF), Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG) Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS), and ECO4. Appointed contractors are experienced in managing mixed-funding projects and aligning delivery with grant conditions. This flexibility ensures members can combine different streams to maximise retrofit outcomes and financial efficiency across portfolios.

Pricing under the Funded Retrofit Framework is regionally structured, reflecting local cost variations and contractor delivery capacity. This approach ensures fairness and transparency across the UK, allowing members to compare costs consistently while benefiting from economies of scale. Each retrofit measure such as insulation, heating upgrades, or renewables has its own pricing schedule, enabling efficient project planning and accurate funding alignment.

The framework supports a full range of retrofit measures, from fabric-first improvements like loft and cavity wall insulation, to low-carbon heating such as air source heat pumps and hybrid systems. It also covers solar PV installation, ventilation upgrades, PAS Services, Surveys & Inspections, boiler replacement, HHRSH, energy performance assessments, and smart monitoring. This allows members to implement multi-measure projects in line with PAS 2030/2035 and funding requirements, achieving measurable improvements in SAP ratings and long-term carbon reduction.

The framework includes experienced contractors such as Equans, Bell Group, EON, Seddon Construction, United Infrastructure, and Everwarm, among others. These suppliers have proven experience delivering funded retrofit and decarbonisation projects at scale, including whole-house energy efficiency upgrades and PAS 2030/2035-compliant works. Each contractor is qualified to act as a principal contractor, ensuring strong governance, technical expertise, and compliance with multiple funding streams including ECO, Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF), Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG) and PSDS.

The Funded Retrofit Framework supports projects where members have secured full or partial funding or are actively seeking grant support for decarbonisation and retrofit initiatives, while also offering the flexibility to accomodate other retrofit initatives. Eligible projects include energy efficiency upgrades, insulation, boiler replacement, solar PV installations, and heat pump integration. Contractors on the framework are experienced with multiple funding streams such as ECO, PSDS, Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF) and Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG), ensuring that both small-scale and large-scale retrofit projects meet quality standards and comply with government energy efficiency requirements. The framework ensures nationwide coverage and incorporates measure-based regional pricing to reflect local market conditions. This helps members plan and deliver retrofit works with transparency, speed, and consistency while meeting the funding requirements of decarbonisation programmes.