Empowering housing procurement teams

📈 Procurement’s growing importance

With regulations rapidly evolving, many procurement teams across the UK are struggling to keep up with rising expectations. As highlighted in Procurement Magazine, many procurement teams feel undertrained on evolving regulations, while procurement functions remain under-resourced and stretched to meet rising demand. Smaller housing providers are among the least prepared for the new Procurement Act, leaving them under even greater strain as compliance and governance requirements increase.         

These statistics underline the scale of the challenge:

• 42% of professionals feel undertrained on the new procurement regulations.
• 47% of procurement teams face resource shortages.
• Only 21% of teams have grown in the past year, despite almost half expecting expansion.

With rising demand and new regulations to navigate, procurement teams are being asked to do more with less – making the need for tailored support clearer than ever.

Amid these challenges, there is a clear positive. A recent survey found that 82% of procurement professionals believe procurement’s importance has grown over the past year. At Procurement Services Lifecycle, we recognise that this requires thinking beyond cost savings and focusing more on measurable outcomes that deliver long-term value.

🤝 We’re here to help

We’re more than just a service provider – we’re a dedicated partner to the public sector. Our approach is rooted in understanding your unique pressures and delivering tailored solutions that make a real difference. With decades of experience supporting public sector procurement, here are the ways we help housing procurement teams succeed:

1. Whole-of-market approach to sourcing. 
2. All suppliers. All sourcing routes. Fully explored. 
3. Guidance on the right route to take - (e.g. framework vs open process). 
4. We guide you to the most effective and compliant route. 
5. A library of category specific contract specifications. 
6. The ability to speak the language of your stakeholders and gain internal buy-in.
7. Savings that go above and beyond typical direct award processes.
8. We build in KPI's that drive performance, not just reporting.

Housing procurement teams may be under pressure, but with the right support they can thrive – delivering compliance, efficiency, and outcomes that make a real difference for their organisations and communities.

Contact us today at lifecycle@csltd.org.uk 📩.