The deals are together worth more than £200m over five years, with the potential to be extended for a further five.

Kier will deliver planned and cyclical maintenance work for six registered providers: Mercian, Circle and Old Ford housing associations in the Central region, and Wherry, Roddons and South Anglia in the Eastern region.

The new contracts have been signed as part of Circle’s plan to transform the way that repairs are carried out across all of its homes.

Under the new arrangement, repairs and maintenance work is now split into six lots: this means single contractors are now responsible for delivering planned or responsive repairs work in the Central, Southern or Eastern regions.

Other winners of the framework include United House, Keepmoat and Mears.

The largest procurement of its kind, the new contracts aim to create a better service for Circle’s customers and save an estimated £100m over the course of 10 years.

David Mawson, regional managing director at Kier Services, said: “We are thrilled to be working with Circle to deliver planned maintenance works across London, Birmingham and East Anglia.

“This opportunity further enhances Kier’s well-established status as a leading provider of social housing maintenance services.”