JOHN LUBBOCKMitie has been selected to deliver a multi-site £50 million integrated facilities management (IFM) contract by London South Bank University Group (LSBU).
The agreement covers security, maintenance, cleaning, and waste management at six LSBU and South Bank College (SBC) locations for five years, with the option of extending for an additional two.
The contract will see Mitie deliver these services across all of LSBU’s sites, including its Southwark, Croydon, and Havering campuses. Along with the LSBU estate, Mitie’s services will also extend to SBC, which sits in the LSBU Group, campuses in Clapham, Brixton, and Nine Elms.
The new partnership with Mitie marks the first time that all FM services across LSBU and SBC campuses will be brought together under one provider, providing consistency across sites.
The facility support services company’s approach to social value and investing in skills will be central to the contract. Part of this includes developing and upskilling colleagues through apprenticeship programmes, with the intention to also offer employment through apprenticeships, such as in engineering, for LSBU and SBC students post-graduation.
Mitie will also introduce a work experience scheme for eight local residents from underrepresented groups. The eight-week programme will offer hands-on experience into a range of professions for local people, from management to engineering.
By bringing services for all LSBU and SBC sites under the Mitie umbrella, and introducing our technology-led approach to facilities transformation, we’re looking forward to creating safe, clean, and efficient spaces for students across the university group
Effective, affordable and quality management services are essential to the delivery of operations on our campuses.
Rychard Scrase-Field, Group Director of Estates Development, London South Bank University Group, adds: “We’re pleased to have appointed Mitie to provide facilities management services for LSBU Group, following a competitive tender process in which Mitie performed strongly.
“Effective, affordable and quality management services are essential to the delivery of operations on our campuses. We look forward to working with Mitie to embed the new services across our Group.”
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