Social landlord Riverside has awarded maintenance specialist
Seddon Property Services a five-year contract to provide responsive
maintenance services to over 5,000 homes in the Midlands.
Under the contract, which starts in November and is worth up to
£10 million in total turnover, Seddon will provide the
responsive repairs service for Riverside's housing stock in
Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and
Staffordshire. It will also do the same for housing managed by the
social landlord at RAF Cosford in Telford and Riverside-managed
residential and office accommodation at Birmingham Children's
Hospital. Seddon will additionally carry out repair work to
Riverside's void (empty) homes. The contract is for five years
initially, with the option to extend for a further five years.
Riverside tenants and residents have been involved in the
selection process by helping to mark the Pre-Qualification
Questionnaires and assessing performance and service levels of all
the contractors who tendered for the work.
Phil Davison, Riverside Midlands assistant director of property
services, says:
"Seddon has been through a rigorous procurement process to be
selected. The contract will involve partnership working with
Riverside to deliver employment opportunities in the form of
apprenticeships and help with other community initiatives.
"We look forward to the next five years working with Seddon to
deliver the responsive repairs service to Riverside in the
Midlands."
Apprentice opportunities
"Our highly-skilled and fully-qualified team have an impressive
track record in delivering efficient, effective maintenance
services with the emphasis on customer satisfaction and total
quality," comments Mark Brindley, joint managing director of Seddon
Property Services. "We are delighted to be working with Riverside
to provide customer-focused, responsive maintenance services
through this important new contract." Seddon is committed to
providing opportunities for jobs and training and will take on a
number of apprentices to join the team working on the Riverside
contract.
Seddon Property Services is part of Seddon Group, a family-owned
company specialising in construction, painting and maintenance and
housebuilding.