National affordable housing provider Affinity Sutton has awarded a £48 million repairs and maintenance contract to Willmott Dixon's repairs and maintenance specialist Willmott Dixon Partnerships.

The company has picked up a five year deal – which could be extended up to 20 years and be worth £190 million – to deliver repairs to more than 20,000 Affinity Sutton homes across London and the South East.


Under the innovative deal, Affinity Sutton is using a wholly owned subsidiary model, which has led it to be short listed in the category of ‘Most Innovative Procurement Model’ at the upcoming 2012 Housing Innovation Awards.

Ian Morrison, Head of Property Services (Compliance) for Affinity Sutton, said: "Affinity Sutton has always been at the forefront of developing repairs partnerships and we are delighted to appoint Wilmott Dixon as our new repairs and maintenance contractor in this groundbreaking deal."

Last year, Willmott Dixon secured nearly £200 of new repairs and maintenance work, winning contracts with Home Group, Notting Hill Housing Trust and Guinness South.

(CD/GK)