A whole range of services, solutions and products that have been designed to help the Social Housing sector tackle its many and varied challenges. SaaS solutions, Energy modelling software , AI technology, Innovative repairs techniques and much more; our Innovators offer a fresh perspective on traditional topics.
A whole range of services, solutions and products that have been designed to help the Social Housing sector tackle its many and varied challenges. SaaS solutions, Energy modelling software , AI technology, Innovative repairs techniques and much more; our Innovators offer a fresh perspective on traditional topics.
Challenges posed by Covid, materials and labour shortages, plus surging demand for low carbon, building safety and development works have created an unparalleled environment for housing providers. This is forcing them to search for fresh, non-traditional solutions to deliver competing strategic objectives.
In response to these challenge, Procurement for Housing has joined forces with the Disruptive Innovators Network (DIN) to create an Innovation Framework for businesses like you to simplify the procurement of innovation and break down the traditional barriers between public sector buyers and innovators.
Social Housing’s only procurement solution dedicated to innovation
Innovation procurement in your hands, with you in control
Aligns to governments national procurement strategy
Desk-based competition, keeping things simple
Focus on the main challenges facing the sector
SME friendly procurement
Prices are fixed via the framework
One single Lot on each framework covers all of our innovative suppliers. Our dedicated innovation portal will allow you to find the right supplier to meet your needs using an interactive search function. The search parameters available within the portal are:
Adey Innovation Ltd
Adey “Sense” is a SaaS solution for remotely monitoring and managing heating system data across large volumes of properties. Adey “ProCheck” is an onsite digital water testing solution using a mobile app and camera technology to measure the water quality of domestic central heating systems for inhibitor corrosion and PH. The solutions, alongside the Adey Magnaclean solution, promote water quality and can prolong boiler life.
Airex Technologies Ltd
Airex Technologies offer two solutions:
– Airex Floorvent reduces heat loss from homes with suspended timber floors through smart ventilation control, reducing heat loss on average by 12% and providing 2-4EPC points.
– Airex Roomvent is a smart ventilation control, providing demand-responsive background ventilation for habitable rooms, ventilating when needed based on occupancy and activity but reducing draughts and unnecessary heat loss when possible.
Ambisense Ltd
Ambisense have developed a custom AI to automate the analysis of IoT data to enable housing associations to manage asset risk at scale and to empower tenants to improve the environmental performance of their homes.
Building Passport Ltd
Provides cloud-based software to store, organise, share and analyse building information on a building-by-building basis, enhancing safety, speeding transactions, helping with adherence to legislation and reducing risk.
City Plumbing Supplies Holding Ltd
FaultFinder is an innovative Software as a Service (SaaS) offering which aims to restore heat to residents as quickly and efficiently as possible. FaultFinder enables customer service teams to provide simple advice to residents to help restore heat, saving engineer visits and informing engineers about the potential fixes before they step foot in the property.
Dress for the Weather Ltd
The Net Zero Handbook provides a service for achieving ‘Net Zero’ across existing residential properties within a neighbourhood or development, whilst also creating an accessible platform to communicate what is involved. Energy modelling software is used to assess the condition of existing properties to support a schedule of recommendations.
EVO Digital Technologies Ltd
EVO’s fully managed or SaaS, end-to-end digital solution allows landlords and housing providers to outsource repairs and maintenance. We improve communication between residents, tradespeople and landlords, delivering quality housing and a better resident experience. The simple technology transforms the way property maintenance and repairs are reported and delivered, improving resident communication and satisfaction.
IoT Solutions Group Ltd
IoTSG have created discreet, efficient and economical sensors to monitor environmental conditions and alert if a property is at risk of damp, mould or potentially experiencing fuel poverty. In addition, IoTSG’s simple-to-install, continuous water temperature monitoring solution alerts to conditions that could lead to an outbreak of legionella, and therefore require water treatment.
Just Checking Ltd
Just Roaming is a real-time personalised monitoring and alert system that enables adults with learning disabilities and autism to live independently and safely within supported living homes. Just Roaming uses a range of sensors, which are installed within a property to send an instant alert to a mobile phone app when a person needs support.
Kuppa Ltd
Kuppa is an energy intelligence platform used to power the home energy transition, giving a holistic view of a home’s energy performance now, and how it could be in the future. Kuppa’s intelligence platform combines various data sets to simulate the impact of fabric upgrades and low carbon technologies on a home.
Magnum Opus Repairs Ltd
Magnum Opus Repairs Ltd prevents the costly replacement of many household fixtures (including worktops, baths, windows, doors, tiles and more) via innovative hard surface repairs techniques. This prevents costly replacement due to everyday damages such as accidental impacts, scratches, burns, forced entry or laminate failures.
Nine1three Ltd
Nine1three is a complete cloud-based digital building management system that turns whole multi-occupancy residential buildings into smart buildings and supports landlords to work smarter and more efficiently. Nine1three provide real-time remote monitoring of buildings and assets and combine this with holistic data integration and advanced analytics.
Nolijwork Ltd
NolijWork analyses and highlights the delays and pinch points impacting void performance and uses data insights to understand how complex multi-stakeholder processes, such as empty homes and repairs, can be improved. The solution detects poorly performing service elements, highlights deviations from prescribed processes and provides evidence for specific courses of action.
Placechangers Ltd
PlaceChangers offer a SaaS community engagement and data platform that assists town planners and asset managers to deliver affordable and social housing and critical servicing tasks for their existing housing stock under programmes such as the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund.
Plentific Ltd
Plentific empowers property owners and operators to gain control over their property operations. The Plentific solution, consists of a software-as-a-service platform, bringing together people, systems and operations across key repair, maintenance and compliance processes, while providing actionable insights. Plentific’s platform consists of a suite of 10 modules including resident engagement, DLO management and systems integration.
Purrmetrix Ltd
Warmscore is a portable IoT toolset that combines environmental and energy data to benchmark heat loss, ventilation rates and mould risks for managing retrofit and repair projects. It uses a simple set of sensors that can be fitted in any home in less than 30 minutes as part of any site visit.
Sureserve Asset Services Ltd
A comprehensive solution that integrates the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and IoT monitoring with precise location-specific performance modelling. Sureserve leverage AI algorithms and tap into existing data sources to gain a deep understanding of property conditions to advise on energy efficiency solutions. Their IoT monitoring system provides real-time data on crucial environmental factors like temperature, humidity, and CO2 levels, allowing the monitoring of property conditions with precision. To further optimise property performance, Sureserve employ location-specific performance modelling tailored to property archetypes. This approach allows the company to tailor recommendations based on the unique characteristics of each property, ensuring the most effective and efficient solutions. This delivers a holistic approach that enhances property efficiency and maintenance while minimising costs.
Tallarna Ltd
Tallarna is a climate technology company that leverages its proprietary risk analytics software and associated insurance policy to create a standardised, scalable mechanism for net zero action – enabling the channelling of large-scale private finance into works. Tallarna creates decarbonisation projects that deliver guaranteed savings for residents and give social housing providers access to a multi-year, off-balance sheet funding line.
Trade Innovations Enterprise Ltd
Help me Fix is an innovative service that connects residents with skilled tradespeople over secure video calls to efficiently address property maintenance issues. The platform enables quick remote troubleshooting for common problems, like heating or electrical issues, while also facilitating comprehensive diagnostics for more complex challenges.
Uplyfted Services Ltd
Uplyfted Services offer a UK-wide supply and fit service of like-new carpet tiles, tailored to providers of social housing. The carpet tiles are 96% less carbon compared to new flooring, reducing embodied carbon of housing association’s stock. They are flame retardant, and save money on noise complaints management due to their acoustics properties.
Vericon Systems Ltd
A damp and mould risk management kit that can be installed by any operative in minutes to instantly gain real time room by room temperature and humidity information enabling a proactive approach to managing issues based on severity and risk. It is supported by the option of a Managed Service to identify risk, create actionable notifications and trigger work flows. The resident Home Help app allows residents to see environmental conditions and delivers support and hints specific to that property to the resident.
14th January 2027
For more information on our SHED framework, call us on 01925 737698 or email info@pfh.co.uk
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