Estates and facilities teams working in the NHS and the public sector face a complex array of procurement challenges, from capability and capacity constraints to financial efficiency and achieving net zero. Olivia Matei, Procurement and Framework Coordinator at Lexica says ...

Compass One, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has acquired Peabodys Coffee, a well-known brand among NHS staff, visitors and patients. Led by MD Claudia Mascino, Peabodys Coffee currently operates across ten sites within NHS England, employing 55 people. ...

A new healthy eating framework to improve health and wellbeing within the NHS is being supported by the vending industry. Westways Vending Finance Director, Natalie Baker explains the concept Over the years, the perception of vending machines has changed. There ...

Global resource management company, Veolia, is set to deliver specialist estates engineering and maintenance services to a range of NHS and public sector authorities, after securing a place on the North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) Hard FM ...

Sodexo Health & Care has achieved level 3 status on NHS’s Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment maturity matrix. The Evergreen Assessment is one of several NHS initiatives designed to support its net zero and wider sustainability objectives and is aimed specifically ...

Urinal mats in public places in England will begin to carry blood in pee cancer warnings for men, as part of a major new NHS earlier diagnosis drive The NHS has chosen P-Wave – a leading urinal products brand – ...

A new ‘Sustainable Transport and Infrastructure’ framework agreement designed to support the NHS in lowering its carbon output and achieve its 2040 carbon net zero emissions ambition, has been launched by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS). The procurement framework ...

Grundon Waste Management is helping to deliver significant carbon savings for the NHS with the introduction of the UK’s first proven nationwide inhaler return and recycling scheme. Inhalers alone are estimated to account for four per cent of all NHS ...

Alastair Morris, Chief Commercial Officer at Powerstar describes the role voltage regulation can play as part of a wider energy management strategy for healthcare The NHS operates 24/7, every day of the year, and a stable and resilient power supply ...

Hobart Service are continuing to go above and beyond to support our NHS, and the ongoing handwork and dedication from the Service team has not gone unnoticed. Amid a third lockdown and at a time where UK hospitals are busier ...