Partnership provides even greater choice of procurement solutions
A unique partnership between procurement specialists Prosper and Consortium Procurement, is enabling hundreds of landlords across the UK to access a wider range of procurement frameworks and DPS solutions.
The partnership allows Consortium Procurement to extend the range of services to its members by offering a delivery solution through Prosper. The new solutions include New Build, Planned and Responsive Repairs and Maintenance Contractor, Decarbonisation Retrofit (including refurbishment works), Supply and Distribution of Kitchens, PAS 2035 retrofit consultants, Construction and Development Services and Passive Fire Safety frameworks.
The procurement solutions Consortium Procurement already offers includes cleaning, compliance, financial, grounds maintenance, HVAC+, independent living and protection, security and electrical works, all of which have been well-established across the last 30 years.
Procurement experts Prosper, specialise in the delivery of bespoke procurement solutions for the public sector using flexible frameworks. Since 2008, they have supported landlords with compliant and effective solutions, from procurement and land brokering, to high-level contract management, supplier relationship management and social value.
The Prosper/Consortium Procurement partnership focuses on generating effective solutions and provides each organisation with access to a wider range of procurement frameworks and DPS solutions, enhancing the breadth of service and delivery offered to members.
Rod Brasington, chief executive of Prosper comments:
"Our partnership with Consortium Procurement is a fantastic opportunity to share our expertise and experience in assisting our collective members and their residents to successfully improve their homes.
“The partnership enables us to offer our solutions to a wider membership base and extend our geographical footprint across the UK. It also provides many additional options to the partnership through our extensive range of construction-based solutions including new build, traditional investment works, supply of kitchens, and a range of consultancy services."
James Ealey, executive director (commercial) at Consortium Procurement added:
"The specialist expertise of the team expands the range of solutions we can now offer our members. The partnership with Prosper completes a missing piece of the jigsaw and will support the fantastic work of our team in supporting members to navigate the transition to Net Zero and all aspects of decarbonisation moving forward."
One of the areas Consortium Procurement is committed to is to support its members in their transition to Net Zero.
Prosper’s Decarbonisation Retrofit Framework (including refurbishment works) is an all encompassing procurement solution that covers a range of decarbonisation retrofit works with the option to include standard investment works. This is a market-leading framework, providing an innovative and compliant solution route to
delivery through appointed principal contractors. It compliments the works supported through the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, SHDF Wave 2 and ECO4 works.
The framework covers regional lots across, North East, Yorkshire and The Humber, North West, East
Midlands, East of England, South East, South West, London, West Midlands and Wales. The solution is
also available in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Tracy Harrison, chief executive of the Northern Housing Consortium, said:
“I am delighted to be working with the team at Prosper, as we move forward with this exciting new partnership.
“At the NHC, we are committed to supporting our members in the transition to net-zero, and this partnership enables us to close the loop in our influencing, policy and awareness activity, with a delivery solution too.
“I look forward to seeing this progress”
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