£200m Liverpool council repair deal

by Glenda Thisdell



The maintenance and repair of some 30,000 council homes in 11 areas in and around Liverpool will be taken on by a partnership, formed between Building & Property Group and Unicorn Constancy Services, in a £200m, seven-year contract with Liverpool City Council.

It is the first time Liverpool City Council has out-sourced these services.

As part of the arrangements under the contract, 600 council employees from the council's Direct Services Organisation for Building Maintenance have transferred to Building & Property and around 66 council staff including technicians, surveyors and engineers are now under the employment of Unicorn Consultancy.

The former city employees will be entitled to continue with their existing pensions scheme run for local government workers in Liverpool, the Wirral and surrounding areas.

Building & Property will carry out repair and maintenance work and Unicorn will take over the constancy arm of the project.