PA Housing

With over 40 years’ experience, PA Housing manages approximately 24,000 homes across the UK.

PA Housing was formed from the amalgamation of two well-established housing associations: asra Housing Group and Paragon Community Housing in April 2017.

Prior to the amalgamation, asra Housing Group were struggling to manage the utility contracts for their large portfolio of offices and accommodation. Meters were often left on rolling contract tariffs with a number of different suppliers – hiking costs and becoming a time-consuming problem for the Group.

As the company operate as a public body, they are required to comply with the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) procurement regulations.

Solution

We are the chosen supplier of procurement services for Procurement for Housing (PfH) and were able to support PA Housing by managing all their utility contracts through an OJEU compliant framework – this meant a hassle-free tendering process.

A dedicated Client Lead used market intelligence and expertise to align and consolidate contracts to sit under one supplier for each utility and used a mix of pricing strategies to spread the risk and achieve competitive rates for the business. We also assisted with the recovery of costs relating to VAT and Climate Change Levy payments incorrectly levied across their contracts over a four-year period.

We have been providing support and assistance through any energy-related difficulties or concerns throughout the amalgamation process.