Private Sector Development Partner for the North Territory

On 24th February 2011, as part of the Scotland-wide hub programme, the Participants (as defined below) concluded a territory partnering agreement (TPA) with hub North Scotland Limited for a period of 20 years (with an option to extend for 5 years) for the performance of certain partnering services, as set out in the contract notice referenced in IV.2.1 (the Contract Notice). This notice contains further detail of the ongoing use of the TPA in line with the originally advertised scope.

The Participants are the North Territory, comprising NHS Grampian, NHS Highland, NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland, NHS Western Isles; Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, Argyll & Bute Council, Comhairle nan Eilean Sar, The Moray Council, Orkney Islands Council, Shetland Islands Council; Grampian Fire and Rescue Service; Grampian Police; Northern Constabulary; Highlands and Islands Fire & Rescue Service; Scottish Ambulance Service, all having places of business in the geographical area of the North hub Territory and their statutory successors and any organisation created as a result of a reorganisation or organisational change of the contracting authorities.