Procurement services provider PfH Scotland has appointed 22 regional SME firms and 16 larger national companies, including Bell Group, CCG Scotland, Easy Heat Systems, McConnell, Procast, Sidey Solutions, Joinery and Timber Creations (JTC), and Wren Kitchens.

They will provide kitchens, bathrooms, windows, doors, electrical works, roofing, painting, decorating, property refurbishment and surrounding works – including hard landscaping and fencing - to local authorities and housing associations in Scotland.

The framework is structured across 12 lots and tailored to different regions of Scotland so local requirements can be addressed. Social landlords have the option to procure products only, or a one-stop route for supply of products and installation. There is also the option for full property refurbishment services.

Figures from the Scottish Housing Regulator show that in 2023/24, registered social landlords in Scotland spent £945m on management and maintenance – the highest on record. Planned maintenance expenditure increased by 3.88% to £176.03m, impacted by higher costs, labour shortages and supply chain disruptions.

Scottish social landlords are dealing with unexpected remediation costs for RAAC, cladding and damp and mould, along with meeting obligations under the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, fire safety regulations and decarbonisation standards; all whilst keeping rents as low as possible.

Chris McGinn, commercial manager at PfH Scotland, said: “When social landlords invest in planned works, it creates warm, safe, comfortable homes for their tenants, and it lowers the need for spend on reactive repairs. The problem is that higher inflation and rising prices, along with multiple competing priorities, have put huge pressure on already stretched budgets. We designed this framework with social landlords so it could offer flexible, low cost, high quality options for planned works, enabling a quick and precise match between their requirements and suppliers.”

John Hepburn, regional managing director (Scotland) at McConnell, added: “We’re delighted to be appointed onto PfH Scotland’s Planned Works framework, which covers a comprehensive whole house programme for social landlords in Scotland. Our vision at McConnell is to deliver quality works to the communities we work within and that’s more important than ever with the incredibly challenging landscape that Scottish housing providers are operating in right now.”

The suppliers are:

1. A C Whyte Co
2. Ailsa Building Contractors
3. Anglian Building Products
4. Bell Group
5. BRB Electrical
6. CCG Scotland
7. City Building Contracts LLP RSBi
8. City Gate Construction
9. Clark Contracts
10. Clydebuilt Home Improvements
11. CR Smith Manufacturing
12. C-urb 6
13. DBM Building Contractors
14. Easy Heat Systems
15. Firstcall Trade Services
16. Glendale Countryside
17. GMG Contractors
18. Heron Manufacture
19. Howdens
20. Ivanhoe Forth
21. James Frew
22. John McGeady
23. Joinery and Timber Creations (JTC)
24. Magnus Electrical Services
25. McConnell
26. Mitie Property Services UK
27. Moores Furniture Group
28. MP Group UK
29. Nobia Holdings UK Limited T A Magnet
30. Novus Property Solutions
31. Procast Building Contractors
32. Quantum Contract Solutions
33. Sidey Solutions
34. Sovereign Group
35. The Symphony Group Plc
36. Trident Maintenance Services
37. Walker Profiles
38. Wren Kitchens.