Procure Plus (PP) is a social housing regeneration consortium based in the North West of England. PP has formed an alliance with Lancashire Housing Partnership (LHP), Cumbria Housing Partners (CHP), Procure Plus Associates (PPAL) and Efficiency North (EN). This alliance is known collectively as Re:allies. Subject to business requirement this alliance may from time to time include other housing associations and/or social housing consortia in the United Kingdom.

Re:allies brings together expertise from across the North of England to deliver a highly efficient approach to procurement and regeneration at a local level. Further additional social housing consortia may join the Re:allies alliance from time to time. Further background information can also be obtained by visiting www.re-allies.com.

PP wishes to procure and enter into a framework agreement with a supplier for the purposes of supplying a full and diverse range and brand of goods and materials for the completion of responsive repairs, maintenance and occasional planned works to social housing. The framework agreement and call off contracts will operate on a cost price mechanism whereby goods and materials are supplied at the exact price paid by the supplier, having taken into account all rebates, contract support, marketing and other monies returned or offset to the supplier against the volume of purchases, with the application of an agreed margin. The supplier will provide the goods and materials via a bespoke supply solution that is tailored to meet the requirements of individual customers or a group of customers acting as a collaborative. The supplier will be required to integrate with PP's Schemes Plus system. PP also intends to use the framework agreement as a vehicle in which to work with the successful supplier to implement innovative ways to invest the benefits realised from the expenditure back into the local communities.

The framework agreement will be in place for a period of four years and will not be extended beyond this period, however contracts called-off under the framework agreement may, where appropriate, continue beyond the 4 year term of the framework.

Individual contracting authorities and organisations entitled to access the framework agreement will have the option to agree and award call off contracts at any stage during the term of the framework.

The following contracting authorities and organisations will be entitled to agree and award call off contracts under the proposed framework agreement as and when required –

1. PP's members (both current and future). A list of PP's current members is set out in section VI.3 of this Notice;

2. LHP's members (both current and future). A list of LHP's current members is set out in section VI.3 of this Notice;

3. CHP's members (both current and future) A list of CHP's current members is set out in section VI.3 of this Notice;

4. PPAL's members (both current and future) A list of PPAL's current members is set out in section VI.3 of this Notice;

5. EN's members (both current and future);

6. NEP's (North East Procurement) members (both current and future);

7. The current and future members of any other member of the Re:allies alliance from time to time;

8. Any partner or customer of PP, LHP, CHP, PPAL, EN, NEP or other Re:allies member from time to time, which may include any social housing provider in the United Kingdom. “Social housing provider” for this purpose means any provider of social housing and includes registered housing providers (a list of these can be found by visiting www.homesandcommunities.co.uk), local authorities, local government ALMOs and unitary authorities. A list of PP's current partners and customers is set out in section VI.3 of this Notice.

9. The framework agreement will also be available for use by organisations who are party to PP's current and future framework agreements including but not limited to framework agreements for the completion of gas servicing and repair, responsive repairs, new build, voids and various installation and repair works from time to time (“Other Framework Agreements”). The use of the framework agreement will be under licence from PP and the organisation's entitlement to enter into a call off contract will end if the organisation ceases to be a party to all of the Other Framework Agreements. A list of the organisations that are currently party to Other Framework Agreements is set out in section VI.3 of this Notice. This list is updated from time to time as and when Other Framework Agreements expire / come into force. Details of any updates can be found by visiting www.procure-plus.com

The contracting authorities and organisations referred to in paragraphs 1 to 8 above have requirements predominantly within the North of England. However those with stock in other areas of the United Kingdom may utilise the framework agreement that PP intends to procure.

The contracting authorities and organisations referred to in paragraphs 1 to 8 above shall be under no obligation to use the framework agreement.

The framework agreement will be entered into by PP and the successful supplier however the framework agreement may be novated from PP to Re:allies if and when Re:allies is incorporated.