BCHC-15-0006 - Provision of Winter Maintenance (Gritting and Snow Clearance) Service to Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust (BCHC) has more than 5,000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. The 2014 Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection found BCHC to be well led, effective, responsive, caring and safe, rating the Trust as 'good' overall. Employees were praised for their caring and compassionate nature. On 01 April 2013, the Birmingham Primary Care Shared Services Agency (BPCSSA) Estates team was split between BCHC and NHS Property Services (NHS-PS). As part of this restructure the physical estate and related services were allocated and transferred between the two organisations. With an in-house Estates Department the Trust has established a better understanding of the rationalised estate portfolio. The Trust intends to continue its strategy of centralisation of Estates services and intends to establish robust, safe, efficient and cost effective contracts in order to support the clinical services provided. It is recognised that the Trust has a duty of care to keep potentially dangerous areas safe for patients, staff and visitors and this includes protecting them from ice and snow. The contract period will cover a three (3) year period with the option to extend for two (2) periods of twelve (12) months. Totalling a maximum contract period of five (5) years

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