WPS set to support more than 30,000 homes in landmark Birmingham contract
WPS will deliver housing maintenance plus heating and compliance services to Birmingham City Council in a contract worth £1.1billion over ten years that will see significant investment in homes.
Awarded the northern and southern lots, WPS will carry out day-to-day repairs, improvement work, void property management – preparing empty homes for new tenants – plus planned maintenance programmes such as kitchen and bathroom upgrades.
The work will also see heating and compliance services to ensure homes are kept safe and warm, delivered by Liberty – WPS’ specialist gas heating and renewable energy installation and servicing business.
We are delighted to build on our existing relationship. Having already delivered maintenance for Birmingham homes between 2016 and 2022 and recently renovated the Inkerman House residential high-rise block, we’re proud to be part of the council’s plan to drive up the standard of homes.
“WPS maintains one in seven social homes nationally and with a strong presence in the Midlands, we’re looking forward to supporting communities in the area, as well as improving homes. This will include working with local organisations and supporting the City’s economy through our commitment to create skills and employment opportunities and create £120 million in total economic and social value over the course of the contract.”
Gary Wilkinson
Regional Managing Director for WPS
Birmingham City Council is investing more than £200 million a year to bring more council properties up to a better standard. We look forward to working with WPS to provide a repairs and maintenance service that will enable us to keep the pace of that investment, while providing tenants with a quality of service that they rightly expect and deserve.”
Cllr Nicky Brennan
Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness
The contract will begin from July.
