Croydon Council is to merge its two housing repair contracts to create a single lucrative borough-wide contract covering some 16,000 properties, H&V News has learned.
The South London Council intends to create a single framework for repairs and maintenance worth up to £180m over 15 years, starting in Spring next year.
A council spokesman told H&V News they were currently “seeking expressions of interest” for the borough-wide contract, which will run until 2029.
Mears Social Housing currently holds the contract for the North and Central areas, in a contract that was billed to expire in August this year.
However, Mears has had its contract extended in a move worth several million pounds, to align the end date with that of the South and East deal.
Mitie currently holds the contract for Croydon South and East.
The agreement covers responsive repairs, general building and voids reinstatement services, as well as gas servicing, electrical works and general building work.
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david pearson8 February, 2013 12:06 pm
Ths is good to hear , but all your "EGGS IN ONE BASKET" comes to mind!!
Mears good company, well managed, Mitie, sorry, good cleaning company, ,reactive mainatenance, voids, seen them lose contracts all over london, Origin, Tower Hamlets etc beleive that would be an error of judgement
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Anonymous8 February, 2013 12:06 pm
Ths is good to hear , but all your "EGGS IN ONE BASKET" comes to mind!!
Mears good company, well managed, Mitie, sorry, good cleaning company, ,reactive mainatenance, voids, seen them lose contracts all over london, Origin, Tower Hamlets etc beleive that would be an error of judgement
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Simon Wilson8 February, 2013 1:37 pm
David - Having worked for both of these organisations I can tell you which one I'd pick and it wouldn't be your choice
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