GOODS, SERVICES AND WORKS

At EN:Procure, we offer comprehensive procurement solutions designed to streamline your business operations.

MAIN PROCUREMENT SERVICES WE OFFER

MATERIALS & MERCHANTS

BUILDING SAFETY & COMPLIANCE

NEW BUILD DEVELOPMENT

CAPITAL & PLANNED INVESTMENT

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

DECARBONISATION & RENEWABLES

LAND DEVELOPMENT

REPAIRS & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

EFFICIENCY THROUGH PROCUREMENT

To contribute to regional economic regeneration EN:Procure has appointed high performing contractors, most of these contractors
are SMEs. EN:Procure also promotes local economic growth with community investment and employment and skills training.

EFFICIENT FRAMEWORKS

Fast, user-friendly frameworks that comply with Public Contract Regulations, eliminating costly, lengthy procurement procedures.

TIME REDUCTION

Significant reduction in procurement timescales from a few months to weeks.

TENDER FLEXIBILITY

Competitive, negotiable prices for greater transparency and expenditure management.

TRANSPARENT COSTS

Clear, competitive prices that can be negotiated per contract, providing increased transparency and expenditure control.

EXPERT GUIDANCE

Clear, competitive prices that can be negotiated per contract, providing increased transparency and expenditure control.

RISK MITIGATION

Clear, competitive prices that can be negotiated per contract, providing increased transparency and expenditure control.

CONTINUOUS SUPPORT

Clear, competitive prices that can be negotiated per contract, providing increased transparency and expenditure control.

PERFORMANCE KPIS

Clear, competitive prices that can be negotiated per contract, providing increased transparency and expenditure control.

BESPOKE PROCUREMENT SERVICES

Where required EN Procure can help develop and deliver procurement and supply chain strategies outside our framework offer, which achieve or exceed customers’ expectations.

PROCUREMENT SERVICES THAT DELIVER SAVINGS

Driving efficiency savings for members through collaboration and innovation is at the core of what we do.

DUAL-SAVINGS FEATURE

A key, unique, money-saving feature of EN:Procure frameworks is that we allow members to split out labour and materials on refurbishment contracts, benefiting from both a direct saving on the materials purchased secured through our market leading deals, and a secondary contract saving as a result of the reduced contract profit and overheads charged on the remaining contract costs. As a result these can combine to become double digit contract savings versus non labour/material split contract arrangements.

EXPERT CATEGORY MANAGEMENT

All our frameworks have specific category managers assigned who have expertise in specific fields to guide you through the procurement lifecycle, support and advise you along with sharing best practice.

DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT

Our Members gain access to a wealth of expertise and resources that enhance decision-making, improve efficiency, and drive sustainable business growth.

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE

Our solutions are designed to ensure timely delivery, minimise waste, and maximise resource utilisation, enabling our clients to maintain smooth operations and focus on their core business objectives.

PROCUREMENT COMPLIANCE

We can help to ensure Efficiency North member social housing landlords are compliant with Public Procurement Regulations.

All our frameworks are compliant the Procurement Regulations.This means Clients do not have to openly advertise the opportunity or follow the full procedural rules. This is a more time and cost-efficient process than running a “full” procurement exercise for the member

All suppliers on the framework have been pre-assessed via a rigorous price, compliance and quality regime. Therefore, ensuring suppliers are capable of meeting members needs specific to the framework and lot nature.

KEY BENEFITS FOR UTILISING FRAMEWORKS

Ease in ensuring Contracts Finder compliance
Shorter Procurement Timescale
Reduced Procurement Costs
Flexibility Of Processes (Direct Selection & Mini-Competition)
Access To Volume Deals
Additional Support And Contractual Leverage Available Via The Framework Agreement And Framework Management Team
Support And Guidance Available From The Framework Management Team During The Whole Contract Life
All Contracts Require Social Benefits, Ensuring Community Gain And A Lasting Legacy From Our Work.

SUPPORTING LOCAL ECONOMIES

REGIONAL CHALLENGES

We recognise and addresses the regional construction and regeneration challenges within the Yorkshire & Humber areas.

SME SUPPORT

We promote a mixed economy by providing workshops, facilitating buyer-SME interactions, addressing SME challenges, and considering contract aspects to aid local SMEs.

SME REPRESENTATION

As a result of our efforts, 83% of companies on our Framework Panels are SMEs, many delivering strong outcomes and benefiting from ongoing work.

STRATEGIC THEMES

Our ENP frameworks focus on efficiency, workforce growth, community investment, and sustainability, with defined outcomes and delivery pathways.

WORKFORCE PROGRESS

Our dedicated team aims to create at least one apprentice position per £1m spend, focusing on individuals furthest from the labour market.

COMMUNITY GROWTH

We invest in local communities via our linked charity, EN:Able Communities, which last year delivered £3.89m of additional social impact benefit.

CONTINUOUS SUPPORT

This fund, crucial for social and economic revival, has allocated £1.45m to 103 projects in Yorkshire and Humber over three years. It invites applications yearly from community groups.

PARTNER WITH US TO HELP SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ECONOMY

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT ARE YOUR KEY DRIVERS?

Our activities and supply chains are regionally focused, encouraging local contractors (SMEs) in building local economies, driving value for money through our intelligent procurement solutions, with a clear purpose to maximise any social benefits to support social landlord members’ aspirations for their tenants and wider communities.

WHAT IS YOUR ESG STRATEGY?

Our ESG Strategy is founded on our organisational values. The framework has been constructed to closely align with the Government’s recommendations for adoption of Constructing the Gold Standards. Working collaboratively with our Contractors and Members under the Framework Alliance Contract, the Core Groups will aim to tackle waste, secure value for money, to reduce inflationary impacts, understand and map supply chains and drive innovation to achieve better, faster and safer and accelerate our journeys to net zero. The framework includes dynamic models for ESG delivery, reflecting many of the themes in the government’s Constructing the Gold Standard report. Contractors are required to deliver one ESG unit per £50,000 contract spend to provide a wide range of social, economic and environmental benefits for communities served by Efficiency North’s membership of social housing providers. Social value outcomes are measured through the National TOMS system. ESG units include:

educational activities such as visits to construction sites, free webinars and mock employment interviews
volunteer days in the local community • donations to our charity EN:Able Communities CIO or EN:Able Futures CIC flexi-job apprenticeship service
short training courses to upskill the workforce
T-level work experience • T-level work placement
New full time employment position for minimum 12 months
Direct apprenticeship
Flexi-job apprenticeship through EN:Able Futures CIC

In addition to the above we encourage “additional activities which are broadly based upon:

Carbon reduction
Waste reduction / management
Mental health & wellbeing
Supply chain spend with VCSEs or MSMEs

These will be assigned a monetary value using the “Measure Up” system which are then evaluated similarly to traditional price score . The framework then monitors the delivery of these commitments on a quarterly basis through it’s “Impact” reporting portal with data and reports being readily available for members from 2025 onwards.

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