Tamworth Borough Council has awarded two separate housing contracts worth a total of £65m.
Mears has been granted the repairs contract, which means that from 1 April 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 1 April.
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.