Scheme to Improve Public Sector Procurement in Construction Launches
Constructing Excellence and King’s College London have launched a verification scheme to improve public sector construction frameworks. The scheme,...
Read Full ArticleOCS Group has been successfully awarded a place on the CCS Framework for RM6331 Healthcare Soft FM Services.
The company, which announced new growth plans this year, said that being awarded a place on the framework cements its position as a best-in-class provider for healthcare clients.
Services recognised within the framework include cleaning, catering, security services, portering and logistics, waste services, grounds maintenance, linen and laundry.
OCS also noted that the CCS evaluation panel were impressed by its net-zero by 2040 strategy and support for helping underrepresented groups move into employment.
The framework itself is specifically for NHS acute trusts, community health trusts, mental health trusts and GP surgeries looking for an FM supplier.
Daniel Dickson, UK and Ireland Chief Executive Officer at OCS, commented: “Being awarded a place on the CCS Framework for RM6331 Healthcare Soft FM Services further establishes our market position in the public sector as a best-in-class facilities management solutions provider.
“We look forward to building relationships with the healthcare providers that choose us as their service delivery partner, leveraging our expertise to fulfil their business needs and improve efficiencies across facilities management.
“This will be achieved by combining technology, innovation, and collaboration in our approach to FM, whilst applying the most appropriate methodologies and best practices in compliance with standards outlined by NHS England and other professional associations within the industry.”
Picture: a photograph of a person wearing a OCS-branded polo shirt, holding a spray cleaner with one hand and polishing a hand rail with the other. Image Credit: OCS
Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 21 February 2024
Constructing Excellence and King’s College London have launched a verification scheme to improve public sector construction frameworks. The scheme,...
Read Full ArticleThe companies successfully appointed to a new public sector construction framework to deliver building safety and maintenance work have been named. The Asset...
Read Full ArticleA framework to deliver a range of housing and non-residential refurbishment and retrofit works in the UK is now available for contractors to apply for. LHC Procurement...
Read Full ArticleFind out which facilities management companies are leading the way in public sector contracts with Tussell's “Meet the FM Titans”...
Read Full ArticleMace Construct and Willmott Dixon have been jointly appointed by the Crown Commercial Service to all three lots of the NHS ProCure23 Framework. The appointment will...
Read Full ArticleNew measures will require businesses to commit to net-zero by 2050 and publish clear and credible carbon reduction plans before they can bid for major government...
Read Full ArticleContractors who submit unrealistically low bids for public sector contracts will be subject to “intense scrutiny”, according to a senior government...
Read Full ArticleEngie has been named as a supplier on Lot 6 of the new Crown Commercial Service RM6017 Postal Goods, Services and Solutions framework. This provides the public...
Read Full ArticleThe Government has launched a new, simplified Public Sector Contract designed to make it easier for businesses to apply for Government tendered business. This new...
Read Full ArticleA Government body set up to save public money by buying common goods and services centrally has delivered disappointing results, says the Public Accounts Committee. In...
Read Full Article