South West 2027

Pastel takes care of your business infrastructure and communications, giving you all the tools you need to grow your business and keep customers happy. We love what we do and aren't interested in short-term "wins" that become headaches in the long run.

We design communication solutions that solve your problems, scale as you grow, and build a long standing relationship. And with our UK-based, round-the-clock support, we ensure we never lose that personal touch.

Part of the LHC Procurement Group, the South West Procurement Alliance (SWPA) was launched in October 2019. The relationship between LHCPG and the local team gives SWPA the unique position of having local knowledge and relationships, while also benefiting from additional resources and expertise from a national framework provider.

SWPA provides compliant frameworks, which can be used by local authorities, social landlords and other public sector organisations to procure works, products and services for the construction, refurbishment and maintenance of social housing, schools, and public buildings. As a not-for-profit organisation, our SWPA Community Benefit Fund improves social value outcomes throughout the communities in the South West, in accordance with our vision 'improving lives and places through quality procurement solutions'.

Rand Associates has been a trusted partner to the UK social housing sector since 1975. As pioneers of the UK’s first stock condition surveys and authors of the M3NHF Schedule of Rates, the company has played a key role in shaping housing asset management and repairs procurement. Today, Rand Associates delivers specialist consultancy services covering Asset Management, Procurement Support and Net Zero strategy. Through innovative solutions, including M3Vision, the team helps housing providers maximise investment, improve compliance, and enhance outcomes for both landlords and residents.

Cobb Warren is a law firm specialising in housing management and property litigation for registered providers of social housing. It is a unique niche practice with extensive experience in advising and representing social housing providers, dealing with housing management legal work, advocacy and litigating commercial and property disputes on their behalf. It is a partner-led firm, supported by a dedicated team.

BRC is a specialist recruitment partner to the Social and Supported Housing sectors, with over 25 years’ experience supporting housing providers across the South West, Wales and beyond.

Working with Housing Associations, Local Authorities, ALMOs, charities and supported housing providers, we deliver temporary, permanent, relief and executive recruitment solutions across the full breadth of housing and property services.

Our experienced team combines genuine sector knowledge with an honest, responsive and partnership-led approach, helping organisations find the people they need to deliver great services to their communities.