What Efficiency North does

Efficiency North is a not-for-profit consortium of social housing providers in Northern England, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Sheffield. It is owned and governed by its 70+ member organisations, which collectively represent 848,420 homes across the region. The organisation delivers value to its members through four wholly-owned subsidiaries: EN Procure Ltd, which operates EN:Procure providing intelligent procurement frameworks and Dynamic Purchasing Systems (DPS) for goods, services, works, construction, maintenance, and professional services; EN:Able Futures CIC, a flex-job apprenticeship service primarily for the construction sector; EN:Able Build Ltd, a land development advisory arm covering promotion, partnering, and brokerage; and EN:Able Communities CIO, which administers the Community Foundation Fund grant programme and training in retrofit compliance, damp and mould awareness, and sustainability.

The core technology underpinning the procurement offering is the Proactis e-procurement platform, which powers the Dynamic Purchasing System enabling suppliers to register, bid, and transact against framework agreements. EN:Procure frameworks span the full housing delivery lifecycle — new build, installations, lifts, asbestos, demolition, consultancy, legal services, windows, doors, kitchens, roofing, and compliance works. Additional technical or service assets include the Community Foundation Fund grant mechanism, apprenticeship placement infrastructure (including the Humber Construction Hub and Leeds External Wall Insulation Academy), and ESG measurement partnerships (with Impact for social value reporting).

Revenue is generated through membership contributions and framework access fees from social housing provider members, supplier registration fees on the DPS platform, apprenticeship service fees, and grant-funded community programmes. The GTM motion is exclusively member-led: organisations join as members, access collaborative procurement and value-added services, and contribute to local community impact. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Efficiency North is privately held (not publicly traded), registered in the UK as Efficiency North Holdings Limited (company number 10688357), and operates exclusively within Northern England.

Name

Efficiency North

Legal name

Efficiency North Holdings Limited

Website

https://efficiencynorth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Efficiency North is a not-for-profit, member-owned consortium of 70+ social housing providers across Northern England (848,420 homes), delivering collaborative procurement frameworks, Dynamic Purchasing Systems, apprenticeships, land development, and community grants through its EN:Procure, EN:Able Futures, EN:Able Build, and EN:Able Communities subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Housing Procurement Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs (925110), Land Subdivision (23721), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Development, Construction & Rehabilitation Programs (BPAIANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Affordable Housing Development & Construction (IMAFABAI), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Residential Green / High-Performance Home Construction (Net-Zero, Passive House) (IMAFABAH), Incumbent Worker Training & Upskilling (EDAAAOAE)

Keywords

• Social housing procurement
• Construction apprenticeship services
• Community foundation funding
• Land development brokerage
• Dynamic purchasing systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Procurement Framework Membership Fees: ENHL operates as a not-for-profit organisation owned by its members (social housing providers). Revenue is generated through membership contributions and framework access fees, providing cashable savings and value-added services to members.
2. Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Access: Suppliers pay to register on DPS platforms enabling them to bid for contracts with social housing providers across Northern England.
3. Apprenticeship Services: EN:Able Futures provides apprenticeship placement services supporting young people and businesses in construction and engineering sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Efficiency North is a not-for-profit, member-owned consortium of social housing providers in Northern England. It delivers intelligent procurement frameworks and Dynamic Purchasing Systems (EN:Procure) covering goods, services, works, construction and maintenance for social housing landlords. It also operates a flex-job apprenticeship service (EN:Able Futures), a Community Foundation Fund (EN:Able Communities) providing grants and training, and a land development brokerage (EN:Able Build) supporting affordable housing delivery.

Product overview

Efficiency North is a member-led consortium of social housing providers delivering value through three interconnected service lines: EN:Procure for intelligent procurement services, EN:Able Futures for flex-job apprenticeships in construction, EN:Able Build for land development services, and EN:Able Communities for community funding and training programmes. The organisation also provides ESG strategy services to help housing providers meet sustainability and social value objectives. These products work together to support the complete lifecycle of affordable housing delivery—from procurement and construction to community development and retrofitting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EN:Procure: Intelligent procurement for social housing landlords
• EN:Able Futures
• EN:Communities

Products and services

• EN:Procure
• EN:Able Futures
• EN:Able Communities (Community Foundation Fund)
• EN:Able Build
• ESG Strategy Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 45 affordable homes delivered through single Maltby housing scheme
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and framework supplier.

• ProactiscoreTechnology or IntegrationProactis provides the electronic procurement platform enabling Efficiency North's Dynamic Purchasing Systems. Suppliers register through Proactis to access EN:Procure tender opportunities. The system enables compliance, governance, and digitisation of purchasing processes.
• ImpactsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEN:Procure partnered with Impact to Measure Up Social Value, supporting the measurement and reporting of social value outcomes from procurement activities across member organisations.
• NOCNsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOCN partnered with EN:Able Communities on damp and mould training pilot schemes. NOCN provides accreditation for training courses including the pilot programme for residents on condensation prevention.
• RPS Groupframework supplierChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRPS Group appointed by Vico Homes to deliver large scale solar programme under EN:Procure framework, demonstrating framework-based contractor deployment for energy efficiency projects.
• EQUANSframework supplierChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEQUANS delivers excellent value repairs contract for Unity Homes & Enterprise through EN:Procure framework, providing responsive voids and planned repairs services.
• NHBCsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHBC provides bricklaying and groundworks apprenticeships through Humber Construction Hub, supporting skills development in the construction sector for young people.
• RiverlutionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEN:Procure supported Riverlution to kickstart the Humber Stewardship Partnership, an environmental initiative for river stewardship in the Humber region.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pagabo: UK procurement framework provider for construction and built environment serving public sector clients including housing associations and local authorities—overlaps directly with Efficiency North's framework and DPS business.
• Procurement for Housing (PfH): UK procurement consortium specifically serving the social housing sector with frameworks, DPS, and supplier access—directly comparable to EN:Procure in mission, member base (housing associations and councils), and service offering.
• LHC (formerly London Housing Consortium): Procurement consortium offering frameworks and DPS to housing associations and public sector bodies for construction, refurbishment, and asset management services—directly comparable to EN:Procure's framework offering.
• SCAPE Procurement: Public sector procurement framework provider specializing in construction, civil engineering, and consultancy for local authorities and housing—competes in the same framework/DPS category as EN:Procure, with similar RSL and council members.
• Construkt Public Partners (formerly AGMA Procurement): Public sector procurement consortium serving local authorities across the North West and beyond for housing, construction, and social care frameworks—regionally adjacent competitor with similar council-member model.
• Fusion21: Member-owned social enterprise procurement consortium serving housing providers, local authorities, and public sector across the UK with frameworks covering construction, facilities management, and compliance—same member-led social-value-driven model as Efficiency North.

Emerging players

• Social Value Portal: Software and measurement platform for evaluating and reporting social value in procurement—overlaps with Efficiency North's Impact partnership for measuring social value outcomes from EN:Procure frameworks.

Others

• Proactis: eProcurement software vendor whose platform underpins Efficiency North's DPS systems—technology enabler/infrastructure provider rather than direct competitor, but its broader SaaS offering serves adjacent procurement organizations.

Broad incumbents

• CITB (Construction Industry Training Board): Statutory training body for the UK construction sector funding apprenticeships and skills development—comparable to EN:Able Futures' construction apprenticeship training mission at a national scale.
• Crown Commercial Service (CCS): UK government-operated procurement organization providing frameworks to the entire public sector including housing—larger scale incumbent competing for the same member-driven procurement spending but with much broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/efficiency-north
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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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