Mears group wins £200 million social housing contract in Hove

Mears Group, a leading social housing repairs and maintenance provider has been awarded a ten-year partnership to provide housing stock upgrades, responsive repairs and comprehensive maintenance services for Brighton & Hove council. The contract is valued at £200 million for the ten-year period commencing in early 2010. Brighton & Hove manages 12,500 homes.

The new contract builds on Mears’ existing contract with Brighton & Hove which provides responsive and void repairs together with gas servicing and adds programmed, cyclical and further maintenance works to Brighton & Hove’s extensive portfolio of council houses. The expanded new long term partnership is designed to deliver the key aims of the Brighton & Hove Procurement Strategy which mirrors the Mears Partnership ethos.

Commenting, Bob Holt, Chief Executive of Mears Group, said:

"Working together with Brighton & Hove we can deliver the tangible improvements into the community which are so important to the people that live there. I believe this to be one of the largest contracts of its kind awarded in the UK ever and represents a significant move to a long term partnership for Brighton & Hove.

"Mears has gained significant contract wins of £400 million since April 2009 and has a strong pipeline of contract bids. Our partnership strategy continues to gain momentum with existing and new customers and we are committed to delivering a value for money quality of service offering which provides very high tenant satisfaction. This is reflected in our ratings with customers who are progressively focusing on value and delivery of service rather than price alone.

"I look forward to bringing you news of further contract awards soon."