MITIE has been awarded a framework agreement for NHS Building and Engineering Maintenance Services – making them the only outsourcer that is licensed to bid for contracts across 15 service areas.
MITIE was awarded the framework by Buying Solutions, which is the national procurement partner for all UK public services.
Only a small number of suppliers have been awarded frameworks and MITIE’s new status means it can supply more “hard” technical facilities management services to the NHS than ever before.
The “Lots” that MITIE can now provide engineering and maintenance services for include cooling and refrigeration, air handling units, fire systems, boilers and associated plants, building management systems, security systems, portable appliance testing, fixed wire testing and automatic doors.
Technical services provision within the NHS has traditionally been fragmented, with each Health Trust making its own arrangements.
However, this agreement means that MITIE can provide greater bundled contracts and deliver more services for less money to the NHS – increasing public sector value and service delivery.
The framework agreement follows on from the August 2010 news that MITIE has been appointed as an approved supplier by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC).
Martin Holt, managing director of MITIE technical facilities management said: “We are delighted to have been awarded a framework agreement by Buying Solutions for the NHS.
“We can now provide service delivery across a broader range of areas than ever before. This means that the NHS can benefit from greater value for money, which is of particular importance given the budgetary pressures it is currently under.”
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For further information, contact:
BELL POTTINGER
Chris Watts
T: 020 7861 2859
E: cwatts@Bell-Pottinger.co.uk
Notes for editors
What is MITIE?
We’re the strategic outsourcing company. What does that mean in practice? We manage facilities, properties and assets for our clients across the UK and beyond.
We work with our clients in three ways; some take full advantage of our whole range of expertise, others may only need one aspect of what we do:
Strategy and consultancy
+ Facilities and project management
+ Service delivery
Our strategic input can add value at the highest level by helping clients to manage their assets, while our practical management expertise can save customers money and reduce their carbon emissions. We work with a vast number of clients in every industry across both the public and private sectors and deliver the broadest range of services that can be found in one place: from integrated facilities management to engineering maintenance to lifecycle energy management and much more.
There’s a lot more to MITIE than you probably think. We’re a big company with big ambitions – a leading FTSE 250 support services business, with more than 56,000 people, revenues in excess of £1.7bn, and a reputation for being the best.
Visit us at www.mitie.com
About Buying Solutions
Buying Solutions is the national procurement partner for all UK public services and is part of the Efficiency and Reform Group within the Cabinet Office.
Its role is to deliver best value for customers in central government and the wider public sector through the efficient procurement and supply of essential goods and services.
Buying Solutions saves its customers time, money and effort by providing access to trusted, compliant, and sustainable procurement solutions, which deliver measurable savings, value for money and peace of mind.