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NHS NSS awards SPIE five-year FM contract
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SPIE UK has been appointed by NHS National Services Scotland to deliver planned and reactive maintenance of mechanical and electrical assets across nine National Services Scotland (NSS) properties in Glasgow, Scotland.

Under the five-year contract (three plus two), SPIE UK will be responsible for managing mechanical and electrical assets and will undertake planned and reactive maintenance. Sustainability is at the forefront of the work, which includes collaborating with the NHS Energy team to develop and promote energy conservation and technology improvements throughout the term of the contract.

Properties included within the scope represent critical infrastructure for the running of NHS services throughout Scotland, including NHS 24 call centres and the National Distribution Centres which distributes essential stock to hospitals throughout Scotland. To further add value, SPIE UK will be supplying energy management services to NHS NSS.

The SPIE UK team will be offering building energy surveys, an introduction of an energy management platform, behavioral analysis, and life cycle analysis.

Jim Skivington, Divisional Managing Director at SPIE UK, said: “NHS National Services Scotland works at the heart of the health service, providing national strategic support services and expert advice to NHS Scotland. SPIE UK being awarded this five-year contract is a testament to our excellence in delivering a range of specialist planned, reactive and statutory maintenance and Facility Management services. With our combined engineering ingenuity, excellent management capabilities and technological know-how, SPIE is best placed to deliver these works efficiently.”

NHS Property Services launches new scheme to help offload vacant space
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A new scheme has been launched to help NHS commissioners offload the costs and responsibilities of managing vacant and unused space in their buildings.

The Vacant Space Handbook Scheme was unveiled by NHS Property Services with the aim of helping the NHS reduce an estimated cost of £10 million a year through unused space across its estate. NHS commissioners can transfer liability for eligible space to NHSPS, who will then deal with the matter accordingly, by developing, disposing of or re-letting the space.

The space must be a self-contained unit above 100 metres square to qualify for the scheme, declared surplus to requirements, vacant and free of any bad debt. It must also be in a proper that NHSPS has a legal interest and not a PFI. The space must also have been transferred over as part of they 2013 health reforms.

“We know that commissioners don’t want to be spending their money on empty space, and now we can help them avoid some of those costs,” said John Westwood, director of Asset Management at NHS Property Services. “This scheme will free up more of their budgets for frontline care.”

Discussing the new initiative, Health Minister Lord O’Shaughnessy said, “This scheme is an important part of our ongoing efforts to help the NHS make the most of its estates, delivering greater value for money and freeing up extra funds for patient care.”

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Misco UK inks new deal with NHS
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Leading IT technology reseller Misco UK has been awarded a place on four Lots of the NHS Link 2 Framework for the supply of IT hardware and services.

The agreement will see Misco UK supplying desktops, tablets, Green IT, printers and scanners to the NHS and other public sector organisations over the next 24 months.

NHS Shared Business Service (SBS) Members and Associate Members will benefit from the availability of a wide portfolio of IT and hardware solutions for both office and clinical environments specifically tailored to their needs.

Set up in 2004, NHS SBS, a joint venture between the Department of Health and Sopra Steria, has already delivered audited savings of almost £400m to NHS clients.

In addition, the sharing of costs for programme management and procurement support, as well as a collaborative approach, means that public sector organisations will experience further cost-savings and reduced prices.

With no need to run their own tendering process, trusts will enjoy a flexible framework that allows for ‘spot-buying’ as well as longer term strategic purchases, with assurance of supply for all IT hardware being covered under the agreement and fully OJEU compliant.

Lee Dutton, executive sales director at Misco, said: “This award across four Lots is the first time Misco has been on the UK’s largest NHS framework and underlines our commitment to supplying tailored services and solutions to NHS institutions across the country. The framework is designed to allow those within the public sector to maximise their investment in IT whilst benefiting from the best deals available to them. We look forward to helping these organisations increase their operational efficiency and reduce costs as we guide them in planning for the future of their IT estate.”

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