Serco awarded Plymouth Hospitals services contract
Serco Group plc
Serco awarded £140m Plymouth Hospitals services contract
5 June 2009
Serco Group plc, the international service company, today announces that it has
been awarded a contract in the UK by the Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust to
provide services, including a helpdesk, ward housekeeping, portering, cleaning,
and patient and staff catering, at the Derriford Hospital and the Royal Eye
Infirmary. The contract is for seven years with an option to extend for a
further three, and is valued at around £140m over the full 10 years.
Under the contract, which will commence in September 2009, Serco will develop
technology enabled solutions in partnership with the Trust to raise the
standards of cleanliness and catering, and to tailor them to meet the needs of
staff and patients in each particular ward, with the aim of achieving scores of
Excellence for both cleanliness and food at the next inspection under the
Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT) programme for England which takes place
in 2010.
The contract further extends our presence in the health sector, where we
already deliver a range of services to other hospitals around the UK. These
include pathology services in partnership with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS
Foundation Trust, and support services for the Norfolk & Norwich University
Hospital, the Leicester Royal Infirmary and Wishaw General Hospital and which
we are also phasing in to the new Forth Valley Acute Hospital in Stirlingshire.
Christopher Hyman, Chief Executive of Serco Group, said: "We are delighted to
have this opportunity to extend our work in the UK health sector through this
contract with the Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, and to work with clinicians,
nursing and other professions and, most importantly, patients, to improve
services at its hospitals in Plymouth."
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For further information please contact Serco:
T +44 (0) 1256 745 900
Charles King, Head of Investor Relations
Dominic Cheetham, Director of Corporate Communications
About Serco
Serco is a FTSE 100 international service company which combines commercial
know-how with a deep public service ethos.
We improve services by managing people, processes, technology and assets more
effectively. We advise policy makers, design innovative solutions, integrate
systems and - most of all - deliver to the public.
Serco supports governments, agencies and companies who seek a trusted partner
with a solid track record of providing assured service excellence. Our people
offer operational, management and consulting expertise in the aviation, BPO,
defence, education, health, home affairs, local government, science,
technology, transport and the commercial sectors.
More information can be found at www.serco.com
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