PfH Scotland Decarbonisation & Retrofit Framework

Established in 2004, Procurement for Housing (PfH) Scotland 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.

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PfH is administered by Inprova Limited and is headquartered in the North West of England with over 20 years of expertise and experience offering a complete procurement solutions package across outsourcing, technology and consultancy. By integrating procurement services and technology, Inprova operates as a delivery partner, supporting business performance improvement for the public sector.
PfH Scotland is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced organisations under a multi-lot framework to provide a range of Decarbonisation and Retrofit Services and Works to support public bodies with meeting their Net Zero objectives. The framework will include the following:
Lot 1) Asset Management Services
Lot 2) Surveys, Inspection & Testing Services
Lot 3) Retrofit Services
Lot 4) Managing Agents & Multi-Service Consultancy
Lot 5) Heat Network Consultancy Services
Lot 6) Net Zero Consultancy Services
Lot 7) Electric Vehicle Chargers
Lot 8) Insulation - Value Band A - GBP 0-1.5m
Lot 9) Insulation - Value Band B - GBP 0+
Lot 10) Heating & Renewable Energy Systems - Value Band A - GBP 0-1.5m
Lot 11) Heating & Renewable Energy Systems - Value Band B - GBP 0+
Lot 12) Multi-Disciplinary Decarbonisation & Retrofit Works - Band A - GBP 0-1.5m
Lot 13) Multi-Disciplinary Decarbonisation & Retrofit Works - Band B - GBP 0+
Lot 14) Heat Network Installation & Associated Works.
Lot 15) Innovation & Future Technologies.

Lot: Asset Management Services — The Asset Management Lot covers the delivery of a broad range of statutory, compliance driven and condition based property assessment services across domestic and non domestic buildings. The scope includes, but is not limited to, energy performance assessments, display energy certification, non domestic energy assessments, stock condition surveys and housing condition and safety assessments. The Lot is intended to provide PfH Scotland Members with access to suitably qualified and competent professionals capable of undertaking related property, asset, energy and compliance assessments.

Lot: Surveys, Inspection & Testing — This Lot covers the delivery of specialist surveys, inspections and technical testing services that support the effective planning, design and delivery of decarbonisation and whole building retrofit programmes across domestic, commercial and mixed use properties. The scope includes, but is not limited to, condition and building surveys, structural inspections, fabric and renewables technical surveys, airtightness testing, thermography, damp and mould investigations, and other diagnostic assessments required to inform evidence based retrofit decision making.

Lot: Retrofit Consultancy Services — This Lot covers the delivery of structured retrofit consultancy services for domestic properties, supporting the compliant planning, coordination and delivery of energy efficiency and decarbonisation improvements. The scope includes, but is not limited to, property assessment, programme coordination, technical design, installation oversight and post-installation evaluation across the full retrofit delivery lifecycle. Services shall align with relevant statutory requirements, funding and regulatory frameworks, and recognised industry standards and methodologies (e.g. PAS 2035:2023), but are not limited to any single prescribed standard.

Lot: Heat Network Consultancy Services — This Lot provides access to specialist consultancy services to support the assessment, planning and technical development of communal and district heat network projects, together with the evaluation and compliance of existing and proposed systems.
Services are intended to enable informed decision-making by determining whether heat network opportunities are technically feasible, economically viable and environmentally beneficial, and to support progression from early-stage feasibility through to concept design and investment planning.
The scope includes, but is not limited to, feasibility studies, option appraisal and early-stage technical development, including the assessment of heat demand, identification of suitable low carbon heat sources, development of concept network configurations and routes, and the eva