Key Benefits

Our social housing member organisations currently enjoy the following benefits of belonging to the Efficiency North consortium:

• unlocking cashable programme savings and non-cashable benefits
• access to compliant collaborative procurement frameworks delivering double digit efficiencies which shelter members from market place risk
• raising the profile of procurement, in particular demonstrating the success of collaborative working
• implementation support and ongoing support throughout the life of each contract
• first class emarketplace
• a mechanism to benchmark costs against each other and against programme delivery tactics in order to focus on areas where value for money can be improved
• development of benchmarking models to improve understanding and cost performance
• access to development led New Build schemes and properties for purchase before their availability in the open market
• access to bright young talent through our Academy and employment and training vehicles
• best practice resource of social housing toolkits and case studies
• knowledge sharing and networking with peer professionals and decision makers from other social housing organizations to highlight best practice and reduce the risk of costly mistakes
• sharing cost and resources for procurement and other activities
• enabling delivery of sub-regional regeneration training and investment schemes by pooling resources
• frameworks with integrated solutions for employment and skills outcomes which target those furthest from the labour market
• access to an organisation leading in the delivery of social value outcomes through procurement

If you'd like an informal discussion about membership, please contact Carl Bairstow E: carl.bairstow@efficiencynorth.org or call 0330 606 1460