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Decent Homes reset: Why condition, data and outcomes matter more than ever

|Date: 5 February, 2026

Decent Homes reset: Why condition, data and outcomes matter more than ever

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses the Decent Homes Standard reset and why conditio ...

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses the Decent Homes Standard reset and why condition, data and outcomes matter more than ever. With the Government confirming a revised Decent Hom ...

5 February, 2026
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What the Procurement Act means for prompt payment — and why it matters

|Date: 19 December, 2025

What the Procurement Act means for prompt payment — and why it matters

Clare Tetlow, Procurement Lead at Procure Plus, discusses what the Procurement Act means for prompt payme ...

Clare Tetlow, Procurement Lead at Procure Plus, discusses what the Procurement Act means for prompt payment — and why it matters. Successive governments have recognised that prompt payment is essentia ...

19 December, 2025
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How the Government’s £725m apprenticeship reforms can support young people and local communities

|Date: 11 December, 2025

How the Government’s £725m apprenticeship reforms can support young people and local communities

Turning investment into opportunity: Kate Parker, Social Value Strategy Lead at Procure Plus, looks at ho ...

Turning investment into opportunity: Kate Parker, Social Value Strategy Lead at Procure Plus, looks at how the Government’s £725m apprenticeship reforms can support young people and local communities. ...

11 December, 2025
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Warmer Energy Solutions wins place on £1.6bn Procure Plus Framework to retrofit social homes

|Date: 19 November, 2025

Warmer Energy Solutions wins place on £1.6bn Procure Plus Framework to retrofit social homes

Warmer Energy Solutions Ltd (Warmer) has been awarded a place on the £1.6bn Procure Plus Framework for th ...

Warmer Energy Solutions Ltd (Warmer) has been awarded a place on the £1.6bn Procure Plus Framework for the Installation of Low and Zero Carbon Technologies, a four-year agreement that will help social ...

19 November, 2025
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Procurement with purpose: Supporting landlords to act on Awaab’s Law

|Date: 22 October, 2025

Procurement with purpose: Supporting landlords to act on Awaab’s Law

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses the importance of procurement with purpose: supp ...

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses the importance of procurement with purpose: supporting landlords to act on Awaab’s Law. This October, damp and mould will be impossible to igno ...

22 October, 2025
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How Procure Plus helped enable Embassy’s breakthrough results ahead of World Homeless Day

|Date: 9 October, 2025

How Procure Plus helped enable Embassy’s breakthrough results ahead of World Homeless Day

From funding to flourishing: How Procure Plus helped enable Embassy’s breakthrough results ahead of World ...

From funding to flourishing: How Procure Plus helped enable Embassy’s breakthrough results ahead of World Homeless Day on the 10th October. As champions of social value, Procure Plus prides itself on ...

9 October, 2025
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Cost certainty needed to deliver Decent Homes

|Date: 30 September, 2025

Cost certainty needed to deliver Decent Homes

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses why cost certainty matters in the Decent Homes d ...

Matt Jarratt, Operations Lead at Procure Plus, discusses why cost certainty matters in the Decent Homes debate. The G15 has raised concerns about proposals to expand the Decent Homes Standard (DHS) to ...

30 September, 2025
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Defendable decision-making in retrofit

|Date: 18 August, 2025

Defendable decision-making in retrofit

Defendable decision-making in retrofit — why slowing down the process can improve long-term outcomes says ...

Defendable decision-making in retrofit — why slowing down the process can improve long-term outcomes says Kevin Clarke, Account Delivery Manager at Procure Plus. As the Home Upgrade Grant Wave 2 (HUG2 ...

18 August, 2025
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How a career in gas engineering helped Laura find purpose after the military

|Date: 13 August, 2025

How a career in gas engineering helped Laura find purpose after the military

From the front line to the pipeline: how a career in gas engineering helped me find my purpose after the ...

From the front line to the pipeline: how a career in gas engineering helped me find my purpose after the military, says Laura. For many of us leaving the armed forces, one of the biggest challenges is ...

13 August, 2025
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Landlords spending 26% more on Decent Homes works ahead of new Decent Homes 2, says Procure Plus

|Date: 22 July, 2025

Landlords spending 26% more on Decent Homes works ahead of new Decent Homes 2, says Procure Plus

Landlords are already stepping up to meet the ambitions of the Government’s consultation on the new Decen ...

Landlords are already stepping up to meet the ambitions of the Government’s consultation on the new Decent Homes 2 standard, with investment in improvement works up 26% in the last year, according to ...

22 July, 2025
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