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Greener Futures Partnership and Pretium Frameworks launch Dynamic Purchasing System

|Date: 12 August, 2025

Greener Futures Partnership and Pretium Frameworks launch Dynamic Purchasing System

A new three-year Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) has been launched providing a range of works, services a ...

A new three-year Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) has been launched providing a range of works, services and supplies in connection with decarbonisation delivery. Developed with Contracting Authority A ...

12 August, 2025
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Training gaps could stall Procurement Act adoption, say housing experts

|Date: 29 July, 2025

Training gaps could stall Procurement Act adoption, say housing experts

Over half (53.1%) of senior housing sector employees reported gaps in the training and resources availabl ...

Over half (53.1%) of senior housing sector employees reported gaps in the training and resources available to support implementation of the new Procurement Act which came into force in February. A new ...

29 July, 2025
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Government must back regional delivery to meet national construction targets, say local authorities

|Date: 22 July, 2025

Government must back regional delivery to meet national construction targets, say local authorities

Local authorities and combined authorities need greater funding flexibility, stronger regional partners a ...

Local authorities and combined authorities need greater funding flexibility, stronger regional partners and targeted skills investment to meet government delivery targets, according to a new report re ...

22 July, 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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Public sector to miss 2035 decarbonisation target finds new report

|Date: 17 July, 2025

Public sector to miss 2035 decarbonisation target finds new report

Just one quarter of public sector stakeholders believe the UK Government’s target to achieve an 81% reduc ...

Just one quarter of public sector stakeholders believe the UK Government’s target to achieve an 81% reduction in emissions by 2035 is achievable. That is according to the latest white paper report fro ...

17 July, 2025
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Combatting damp and mould: A new framework for safer, healthier homes

|Date: 24 June, 2025

Combatting damp and mould: A new framework for safer, healthier homes

NHMF Frameworx, the not-for-profit procurement solution uniquely associated with the National Housing Mai ...

NHMF Frameworx, the not-for-profit procurement solution uniquely associated with the National Housing Maintenance Forum, announces a new framework designed to help tackle the damp and mould challenge ...

24 June, 2025
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Pagabo shares thoughts on 10-year Infrastructure Strategy

|Date: 23 June, 2025

Pagabo shares thoughts on 10-year Infrastructure Strategy

Karen Carter, Director of National Delivery at procurement specialist Pagabo, says the new UK Infrastruct ...

Karen Carter, Director of National Delivery at procurement specialist Pagabo, says the new UK Infrastructure Strategy should foster certainty and confidence in the built environment sector. One of the ...

23 June, 2025
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Orbit seeks to procure maintenance and repairs partners to support delivery of 2030 ambitions

|Date: 11 June, 2025

Orbit seeks to procure maintenance and repairs partners to support delivery of 2030 ambitions

Orbit, one of the UK’s foremost not-for-profit housing groups, has published a Preliminary Market Engagem ...

Orbit, one of the UK’s foremost not-for-profit housing groups, has published a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice on the UK Government’s Find a Tender Service for key partners to express interest in ...

11 June, 2025
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Fusion21 announces suppliers appointed to £1.5bn Decarbonisation Framework

|Date: 12 May, 2025

Fusion21 announces suppliers appointed to £1.5bn Decarbonisation Framework

Following a competitive tender process, Fusion21 is pleased to announce the suppliers successfully appoin ...

Following a competitive tender process, Fusion21 is pleased to announce the suppliers successfully appointed to its national Decarbonisation Framework, worth up to £1.5bn over four years. A total of 4 ...

12 May, 2025
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Survey shows local authority and housing association procurement teams are undertrained, understaffed and under pressure

|Date: 12 May, 2025

Survey shows local authority and housing association procurement teams are undertrained, understaffed and under pressure

A survey of procurement staff working in local authorities and housing associations has found that 47% fe ...

A survey of procurement staff working in local authorities and housing associations has found that 47% feel inadequately resourced and 42% feel insufficiently trained on new public procurement regulat ...

12 May, 2025
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