All public sector and central government bodies can use this agreement but it is specifically designed to meet the needs of health care providers such as:
- NHS acute trusts
- community health trusts
- mental health trusts
- ambulance services
- GP’s
The agreement reflects all the latest NHS standards of healthcare cleanliness and health technical memorandum (HTM) 07-01: safe and sustainable management of healthcare waste.
Buyers can purchase single services from an individual lot or purchase multiple services in a bundled option.
Services you can buy include:
- linen and laundry including the collection, wash and return of laundry and specialist laundry services
- waste services including the collection, storage and removal of general, recycled, classified, clinical and medical waste
- security including guarding services such as alarm response, access control, passes and perimeter guarding
- visitor support services such as reception duties and telephony services
- grounds maintenance including soft landscaping, tree surgery, snow and ice clearance and planting
- porterage services: transporting patients, stores, and equipment
- catering such as patient feeding, meeting hospitality, event catering, full restaurant services and vending services
- cleaning such as routine and reactive cleaning services, including pest control, ambulance vehicle decontamination
Discover how to get the most out of the healthcare soft facilities management agreement in our webinar.