Public & Institutional

The Construction and Engineering team at Burges Salmon digs into the Autumn 2025 Budget to discover its likely impact on the construction and engineering sector.

The Welsh Government has re-awarded a facilities management contract for its administrative estate to Mitie for a further four years following a competitive tender process.

Independent nonprofit patient safety watchdog The Leapfrog Group has awarded an "A" grade for patient safety to Harris Health's Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital with the public healthcare provider for Harris County, Texas achieving a "B" at Ben Taub Hospital.

Corporate services provider NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has been announced as the recipient of the 2025 Health Care Supply Association's (HCSA) 'Procurement Team of the Year' award.

In anticipation of the UK's Autumn Budget on Wednesday, Andrew Teacher, Co-founder of real estate advisory practice LauderTeacher and former British Property Federation spokesperson, comments on rumoured reforms to council tax and business rates.

Quayclean Australia has reported positive feedback from an integrated cleaning services contract Edith Cowan University awarded this year.

Mitie has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Transport Technology Framework (RM6347) which covers integrated transport solutions from strategy and consultancy to installation, deployment and data management.

A new report from the National Audit Office considers the contribution of spending by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) in 2024-25 to the UK government's mission of becoming a "clean energy superpower".

The Northern Infant and Junior School in Fareham, Hampshire, has improved its outdoor space by installing an allotment area with support from Pye Homes.

ISS has partnered with the non-profit World Resources Institute (WRI) to introduce new, low-carbon menu options into primary school menus at sites it serves in the UK.

Aramark Collegiate Hospitality is supporting partner campuses across the United States with innovative programs to support 4 million students who are experiencing food insecurity.

Sodexo has been awarded a contract to support the Home Office in bringing its estates services into its own facilities management (FM) function.

Sodexo has launched a brand-new digital restaurant concept at Colchester Hospital offering hospital staff, visitors and patients a convenience-led offer serving an extensive range of affordable meals underpinned by a commitment to sustainable sourcing.

ISS has launched its maiden restaurant in a healthcare environment at West Middlesex University Hospital (WMUH), part of the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Ireland's largest university campus and leading European research institution, University College Dublin, has re-awarded a multi-year integrated services contract to Bidvest Noonan.

The German Federal Institute for Real Estate (BImA) has selected STRABAG Property and Facility Services to deliver hard FM services at the headquarters of the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in Berlin and three other locations.

The Business Services industry has demonstrated resilience and innovation to drive performance, improving its overall score in PwC's annual Global Business Services Index (GBSI).

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust has selected Mitie to deliver an integrated facilities management contract that is valued at up to 68.5 million.

In response to a call by the UK government for accelerated solutions that address supply-side shortages in social

Estates, operations and digital services leaders from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) recently considered developments in energy optimisation, asset monitoring and digital transformation at an event hosted by Schneider Electric at its Innovation Hub in the University of Warwic