Brighter future for Housing group’s homes
Ian Williams has won a two-year framework
agreement worth in excess of £1m with regional housing provider
Futures Housing Group, after winning a five-way pitch. Ian
Williams, which operates throughout the UK, has been appointed by
the housing group to refurbish empty homes belonging to one of
Future’s group members, Daventry & District Housing. It means
that Ian Williams’ team will help Daventry & District Housing,
which has 3,100 homes in and around Daventry, to bring empty homes
up to a standard for re-letting in as short a timeframe as
possible.
Mike Turner, development director at Ian
Williams, said: “We are delighted to win this agreement, especially
as we were up against some stiff competition. There are
approximately one million empty homes in the UK and a typical void
takes an average of three weeks to refurbish. If this can be
reduced then the impact on waiting lists and social landlord
revenues could be very significant. This deal means we can
work quickly to secure and maintain empty properties in Daventry
and district to ensure empty properties can be re-let quickly to
help meet local housing need.
“We have a strong track record of delivering
the services outlined in this agreement and the long-term approach
and range of activity commissioned very much fits with our
objectives for the company and intentions for future growth in the
midlands.”
Daventry & District Housing is part of the
Futures Housing Group, a leading regional housing provider with
more than 8,600 homes in the midlands.
Kevin Coxon, interim procurement manager at
Futures Housing Group, said: “We appointed Ian Williams on the
basis of a robust process, which looked at the prices tendered and
a number of other key elements to ensure we get best value for
money. Ian Williams scored top marks for both tendered prices and
our assessment of their ability to do the job effectively.
“The deal will run for two years initially
with an option to extend for a further two years at the end of this
period.”