Provision of Property Management and Tenancy Management Services

Description

The council will enter into a short term housing management and maintenance contract (term ending on 31st March 2025) with SOHA Housing Limited under which SOHA will provide day to day tenancy management, reactive repairs and associated compliance works to a portfolio of up to 66 properties. To include 24 hour emergency [repair] services 365 days per year Lot 1: The council will enter into this short term agreement with the Secretary of State for Defence to lease up to 48 vacant service families homes in order to house certain refugees from Afghanistan (those who have a connection to the UK armed forces). There is an urgency due to a UK government deadline to move these people from hotels to self contained accommodation. The council intends to acquire up to 18 homes with Local Authority Housing Funding to house other categories of refugees. SOHA Housing Limited will under the short term (approx 18 months) housing management contract (term ending 31 March 2025) provide housing management and maintenance services to the homes set out above. The council had engaged in soft market testing with little interest from the market. The council intends to procure a housing manager at the end of this term.