How to win: PfH Decarbonisation, Retrofit and Planned Works Framework for Wales

About this contract

PfH Cymru (Procurement for Housing Wales) wishes to establish a Wales-specific Decarbonisation, Retrofit and Planned Works Framework Agreement. Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) is a national procurement consortium dedicated to the social housing sector and supported by the National Housing Federation (NHF), Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) and HouseMark. Collectively our Members manage more than 90% of the UK's social housing stock, with PfH helping them to achieve efficiency savings using a wide range of services including framework agreements, dynamic purchasing systems, spend analyses, strategy reviews, consolidated billing and comprehensive reporting. PfH is a contracting authority under section 2 of the Procurement Act 2023 and a centralised procurement authority under section 1(4) of that Act. Please refer to www.pfh.co.uk for additional information. The Framework will be divided into eight lots: Lot 1 - Decarb and Retrofit - Solar Lot 2 - Decarb and Retrofit - Insulation Lot 3 - Decarb and Retrofit - Air Source Heat Pumps Lot 4 - Decarb and Retrofit - Full Retrofit Works - Value Band 1 Lot 5 - Decarb and Retrofit - Full Retrofit Works - Value Band 2 Lot

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Procurement for Housing scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £455,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins works work.
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• ✓Start early: it closes 23 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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