Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Utilities Partner

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The Authority provides the services from a new Specialist emergency care Hospital, the first of its type in the country, through three acute hospitals located in Ashington, Hexham and North shields.

It provides community healthcare through its seven community hospitals located throughout the area and also community services in a significant number of properties throughout the geographical area.

The Authority has a wholly owned subsidiary, Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Ltd ("NHFM").

This organisation, manages all of the hard and soft FM services for the trust this includes the purchase of all Trust energy and utilities requirements.

The Authority intends to establish a utilities partner framework and also anticipates being the first public sector framework user to draw down a service from the framework, upon completion of the framework accreditation process.

This framework will be available to all public sector bodies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.