Tamworth awards new contracts worth £65m

Published by Natalie Missenden for Tamworth borough Council in Local Government and also in Housing

Two separate housing contracts worth a total of £65 million over the next seven years have been awarded by Tamworth Borough Council. 

Mears has been granted the repairs contract, which means that from April 1 this year, it will be responsible for repairs to all of the council’s properties, as well as external painting, installation of new kitchens and bathrooms, disabled adaptations and improvement projects. 

The specialised contract for the annual gas servicing programme, repairs to gas appliances and the installation of new heating systems has been awarded to Morrison and will also start from April 1. 

The council put the two contracts out to tender as required by law, as the existing contracts were coming to an end. Eight contractors were invited to tender following an open pre-qualification round. 

The contracts were awarded based on both costs and quality. Tenant representatives were involved in the quality assessment element of the selection process. 

Cllr Mary Oates, Cabinet member for Quality of Life, said: “The new repairs contract with Mears combines responsive repairs with planned and investment works, which will allow us to deliver a much more streamlined and efficient service to our tenants. 

“Over time, this will allow us to move more from responsive repairs to planned improvements, which are generally more cost effective to deliver and result in higher levels of tenant satisfaction."