Liverpool property maintenance firm Penny Lane Builders secures 10-year deal with Plus Dane Housing that could be worth up to £167m. Tony McDonough reports

Penny Lane Builders (PLB) has secured a 10-year deal with Liverpool social housing provider Plus Dane Housing worth up to £167m.

Garston-based PLB will provide general repairs, maintenance, empty property and planned replacement works, gas servicing, electrical works, and associated compliance services.

PLB has worked with Plus Dane since 2003 and has been a strategic partner since 2018. This new strategic partnership is for an initial five years with the optional extension of a further five years. It secured the deal following an open tender process.

By retaining the partnership, both organisations will continue to support job creation and investment in local communities as part of a “shared social purpose”. 

PLB managing director Paul Knight said: “We are proud to be continuing our relationship with Plus Dane Housing, having worked closely for two decades now. 

“We share a commitment to social value and throughout our time working with Plus Dane we have created a significant number of jobs, apprenticeships and other training opportunities for local people.

“This contract win will secure these jobs with a plan to create even more over the next ten years.”

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The partnership with Plus Dane will be reviewed annually. Any extension after five years will be considered based on performance and customer satisfaction.

Paul Knight, chief operating officer at Plus Dane, added: “We know that our repairs, maintenance, and the other services that keep people safe in their homes are among the most important for our customers.

“So working with a trusted partner that can support us with this and deliver to the standard our own teams do is vital. I am really pleased to be continuing our working relationship.”