Birmingham City Council is looking for companies to deliver a range of residential jobs that could be worth almost £3bn.
The West Midlands local authority published a formal notice of its intention to appoint four contractors to deliver various works to its housing stock.
It said successful bidders would be allocated a geographical area within England’s second city.
Contracts will last for an initial decade with the option to extend them for a further five years, the council stated in its 3 January notice.
Chosen bidders will be expected to deliver a number of services including day-to-day repairs and 24-hour emergency works cover.
Other tasks will include working on void properties before they are re-let and carrying out planned maintenance and improvement programmes.
Gas and heating installations will also take place under the contracts, as will electrical testing.
Retrofit works may be required to the council’s housing stock to reduce its carbon footprint. Adaptions could also be required to make homes more accessible.
Other services expected to be delivered under the deals include inspections, resident relations and financial and administrative support.
Planning, design and quality control tasks could also emerge.
Contractors have until 14 February to declare their interest in the work. Contracts are expected to come into force next year and last until at least March 2036.
The current housing stock repair and maintenance contract is held by Bouygues and Farrans. This work helped Bouygues earn more money from public sector clients than any other firm in the past financial year, according to a report published in November.
But repair and maintenance declined more than other construction industry activity in October, dropping by 1.3 per cent, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics, which were published in December.
