Public & Institutional

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded Mitie a new contract to provide waste services across Queen's Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital. The contract will run for an initial three years with the option to extend for a further two.

Shrewsbury School has awarded a five-year bespoke catering services contract to Independents by Sodexo.

Harris Health, the public healthcare system for Harris County in Texas, has almost completed the reopening of all outpatient and clinic facilities affected by Hurricane Beryl.

Serco has collaborated with electrified fleet solutions provider VEV and specialist supplier Refuse Vehicle Solutions (RVS) on a pilot of electric recycling and waste collection vehicles in Hampshire.

Churchill Environmental Services (CES), the environmental and water arm of Churchill Group, has been listed on the Efficiency East Midlands (EEM) and Consortium Procurement frameworks.

Northumbria University in Newcastle has retained Sodexo for its soft and hard FM services and residential living management contract for a further ten years.

ISS has won a multiservice 7-year contract with the North London Mental Health NHS Partnership (NLMHP).

Gavin Graveson, Veolia's Senior Executive Vice President for Northern Europe, says political leadership and investment hold the key to a more energy resilient United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom's Department for Transport (DfT) has selected Mitie to deliver a new, seven-year integrated facilities management contract at over 800 of its sites.

In advance of the UK General Election industry body The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has launched its own manifesto, "A Blueprint for Better Construction".

Hertfordshire County Council has awarded Wates a new contract for the delivery of planned, reactive and minor works across its 1,025 corporate buildings, libraries, fire stations, adult day care centres, youth centres, rural estates, open spaces and schools.

The Oratory Prep School in Reading, South East England, has selected Palmer & Howells to deliver catering services under a contract valued at over 1 million.

A new Siemens Healthineers facility in North Oxfordshire will design and manufacture superconducting magnets used in healthcare facilities globally for MRI patient scans.

A time capsule has been buried at the construction site of Manchester's new adult mental health inpatient unit North View.

The National Association of Professional Sourcing Agents (NAPSA) in the UK has been shortlisted for the 'Service Provider of the Year Award' category of the Blue Bricks Property Awards 2024.

Independent security technology integrator Reliance High-Tech has again achieved the prestigious 'Standards Exceeded' rating in its annual NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) assessment.

The catering team at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH) in Surrey has achieved the highest rating from colleagues of any healthcare trust in England.

Sodexo Health & Care has been named on the Crown Commercial Service's (CCS) RM6331 Healthcare Soft Facilities Management Services framework for a period of three years with an option to extend for an additional year.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) and Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) have selected OCS for a seven-year total facilities management (TFM) contract at 74 sites.

The Cabinet Office has issued Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 03/24, replacing PPN 03/23 and introducing updates to the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and accompanying statutory guidance for use in public procurement. This development signals a pivotal shift in procurement practices, mandating th