The Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) is a membership organisation representing housing associations, local authorities and arm's-length management organisations across the North of England, headquartered in Sunderland. Through its Consortium Procurement arm it runs national procurement frameworks for housing, property and social-related services used by members managing 9 out of 10 social rented homes in the North.

Quick answer — NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITEDLast refreshed 07 May 2026

At a glance

NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED has awarded £284.6m across 124 suppliers, with 355 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 17% · 0 open notices now · 21 awards in last 90 d (£8.2m) · SME share 28% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration17%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share28%
Pipeline · open now0
Awards · 90 d21

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

The Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) is a membership organisation representing housing associations, local authorities and arm's-length management organisations across the North of England, headquartered in Sunderland. Through its Consortium Procurement arm it runs national procurement frameworks for housing, property and social-related services used by members managing 9 out of 10 social rented homes in the North.

1000
Notices published
1000
Awards
124
Suppliers engaged
2019
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£62.1m
12 m spend
£50.4m
Prior 12 m
+23%
YoY change
£100k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£4m£7m£11m£15mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

0

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

21

£8.2m

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified1000 · £284.6m

Instrument type

contract1000 · £284.6m
Source:Contracts Finder: 1000

Awarded contracts · 355 live

All contracts with a published award notice where NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Technology Enabled Lives L1 June26 Stoke on Trent City Council - AWARDEDLegrand Electric Ltd50421000£100k07 May 2026active
Asbestos, Legionella and Mould L1.1 Apr26 Radius Housing Association - AWARDEDTersus Consultancy Ltd90600000£68k31 Mar 2026active
Electronic Payment Services Lot 1 Jun26 North Northamptonshire Council - AWARDEDallpay limited66000000£122k06 May 2026active
Protection, Security and Electrical Works 05/26 Lot 5.2 Railway Housing Association - AWARDEDBritish Engineering Services70331000£177k07 Jan 2026active
Technology Enabled Lives 05/26 Lot 3.1&3.2 emh Housing and Regeneration Limited - AWARDEDT2 Digital Ltd50421000£864k19 Feb 2026active
Stairlifts, Lifting Equipment & Property Adaptations May 26 L1.1 Wyre Borough Council - AwardedSavaria Lifts UK Ltd70331000£428k14 Apr 2026active
TEL L1 DA Apr26 - Home Group Ltd - awardedEveron UK Ltd50421000£2.5m16 Feb 2026active
TEL L1 DA Apr26 - London Borough of Redbridge - awardedLegrand Electric Ltd50421000£159k15 Apr 2026active
TEL L1 DA Apr26 - Broadacres Housing Association - awardedTunstall Healthcare (UK) Ltd50421000£12k14 Mar 2026active
Electronic Payment Services Aug26 - Borough of Telford & Wrekin - awardedallpay Ltd66000000£71k14 Apr 2026active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
AL
167 contracts · 17 Sept06 May
£47.5m
17% of total
Flat
2
AS
21 contracts · SME · 04 Jun11 Feb
£24.6m
9% of total
▲ 485%
3
TH
166 contracts · 14 Jan30 Mar
£21.3m
7% of total
▼ 25%
4
FR
18 contracts · SME · 18 Oct25 Mar
£15.8m
6% of total
▲ 20%
5
LE
47 contracts · 30 Apr07 May
£15.6m
5% of total
▲ 140%
6
TC
18 contracts · 03 Sept31 Mar
£12.9m
5% of total
▼ 85%
7
CI
42 contracts · SME · 14 Oct26 Feb
£12.0m
4% of total
▲ 92%
8
ME
1 contract · 25 Mar
£11.2m
4% of total
9124
···
116 other suppliers
long tail · 70 SMEs
£123.6m
43% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Repair & maintenance
458 contracts
£130.3m
46%
Financial, insurance
358 contracts
£56.5m
20%
Sewage, waste, environment
84 contracts
£38.9m
14%
Furniture, cleaning
30 contracts
£23.0m
8%
Security, emergency equipment
13 contracts
£14.5m
5%
Real estate
31 contracts
£11.4m
4%
Industrial machinery
27 contracts
£9.3m
3%
Electrical machinery
10 contracts
£585k
0%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Repair & maintenance
2
5
1
4
0
2
10
9
2
0
0
Financial, insurance
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
0
0
Sewage, waste, environment
0
0
0
0
1
7
0
0
Furniture, cleaning
1
5
Security, emergency equipment
Real estate
0
0
0
3
0
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

Coming Q3 2026

Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

NORTHERN HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

28%
SME supplier share
target 33%
277
SME award rows
10
VCSE award rows
124
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 28% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
United Kingdom

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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