Unimer awarded new PfH Contract
Unimer awarded new Procurement for Housing Contract
1 June 2010 - United Merchants plc, UK's largest merchant co-operative and leading clearing house has been awarded a new contract - "Supply of Materials & Managed Services" by Procurement for Housing (PfH). This new framework further strengthens Unimer's position as a comprehensive supply channel of building materials to social housing providers in the UK.
Unimer awarded new contract by Procurement for Housing
As of the 1st June 2010, Unimer has been awarded a new frame work contract by Procurement for Housing. This will be in force for 3 years, with an option to extend for a further year.
New Contract - ‘Supply of Materials & Managed Services'
This new contract for the ‘Supply of Materials & Managed Services' replaces the current Unimer & PfH agreement, and enables both specialisation of merchants, and increased scope of products available within the contract for Unimer members to supply to PfH members.
The new agreement was awarded to Unimer through an EU compliant tender process, where the supplier(s) with the best value offer was awarded the contract. Unimer has been awarded the framework contract to supply:
- Lot 1 - Plumbing & Heating Products
- Lot 2 - Building Materials
- Lot 3 - Electrical Products
- Lot 4 - Managed Stores Solutions
- Lot 5 - Aids & Adaptations
Suzanne Millward, Marketing Manager at Unimer says: "We believe that this new agreement will further increase business opportunities for Unimer members. It is clear to us that the national agreement terms and efficiencies in the materials supply chain we can deliver through our Unimer members are becoming increasingly more important to the social housing sector."
With over 700 PfH members who collectively manage over 3.2 million properties in the UK, the PfH members spend (in excess of £1.2 million a week through PfH agreements) makes the Unimer & PfH framework agreement very attractive to Unimer members.
"We have a large number of Unimer members across the UK who are now trading through the Unimer & PfH agreement, and we are convinced that the current successful business relationships and collaborative procurement processes in place, in conjunction with the opportunities the new framework agreement offers, will provide a solid foundation for other Unimer members to further build relationships with local public sector landlords."
"We believe that this agreement helps smaller and independent merchants to be included in the distribution of building materials for local economic development and it keeps them in the frame for further developments in the sector. We are extremely pleased to be involved with the PfH and all its members", says Suzanne.
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For further information, please contact:
Suzanne Millward
Marketing Manager
Email: s.millward@unimer.co.uk
DDI: 01903 857 347
Mobile: 07872 379 714