Cambridge Housing Society

Keegans have been involved with this client since early 2007 following an OJEU competitive process for framework consultancy services. Under this arrangement we have been involved in the administration of the clients decent homes programme, ad hoc services including health and safety audits, asbestos surveys, asset inventory tests on sheltered housing and advice on the gas servicing contract.

This contract is to provide professional services to Cambridge Housing Society and aid in the delivery of its maintenance services across their housing stock - a mixture of street, sheltered and family homes as well as nurseries. This includes:

• Planned Maintenance - work mainly required for the Society's stock to reach the Decent Homes Standard - annual value up to £1,000,000
• Cyclical Maintenance - this is currently limited to external and internal redecoration work at present, with an annual contract value rising to approx £200,000. It is intended to expand this area of work within the next 2-3 years, to create an improved balance with the responsive repairs

The client further instructed us to advise and procure a range of contracts for their sheltered and supported housing estate, a portfolio of over 80 buildings across Cambridgeshire. The service had been initiated by discussions with the client about the scale of their supply chain (over 50 providers) and that savings could be made in reduction of providers with cost savings and quality improvements.