Mitie has scored a place on the NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) Sustainable Transport and Infrastructure framework agreement to help public sector fleets go electric.

Mitie is using expertise gleaned from its own electric fleet to support many of its customers with their own fleet decarbonisation journeys

The framework was launched earlier this month and supports the NHS and wider public sector in lowering their carbon output to achieve a carbon net zero by 2040.

The agreement offers a range of sustainable transport services to support customers with their challenges in meeting the carbon net zero target.

Mitie has been selected for two lots – sustainable transport consultancy and infrastructure installation – expanding on its services to existing NHS customers.

As a designated consultancy supplier on the framework, Mitie will be able to develop tailored transport decarbonisation strategies for a range of public sector organisations, providing its expertise to ensure EV transitions are aligned with the customer’s wider sustainability goals.

Mitie is also listed as an infrastructure supplier, able to deliver the technical design, installation and maintenance of EV charge points at public sector sites, which will include hospitals and GP surgeries.

Both services draw on Mitie’s strong EV credentials – the facilities management and professional services firm has one of the largest electric fleets in the UK and has built on this success by using its expertise to support many of its customers with their own fleet decarbonisation journeys.

Its work to ensure there are sufficient EV charging networks across the NHS estate is an important component of the organisation’s ambitious target of reaching net zero for its own emissions by 2040. It will also help the NHS contribute to improving local air quality by helping more people make the switch to EVs.

The NHS SBS procurement framework also extends to a wide range of public sector organisations, such as councils, schools, police forces, and national parks.

Mitie offers a full suite of end-to-end EV solutions that support decarbonisation goals. This includes the creation and delivery of EV transition plans, as well as the installation and upkeep of EV charging infrastructure. This involves ensuring customers have sufficient power to support their EV charging needs, including supporting grid upgrades where needed through Mitie’s specialist business, Rock Power Connections, acquired in November 2021. To date, Mitie has installed more than 2,700 EV charge points across its colleagues’ homes and customer sites.

Pradyumna Pandit, managing director, sustainability and energy services at Mitie, said: “Our inclusion on this framework agreement is testament to our strong electric vehicle credentials and proven commitment to driving decarbonisation for public sector organisations across the UK. With our specialist expertise in delivering comprehensive EV solutions, we’re well equipped to support the NHS, and a wide range of other public sector organisations on their green transitions.”

Anjub Ali, senior construction specialist, NHS SBS, added: “The NHS has set out ambitious goals en route to Net Zero 2040. Our framework agreement provides all NHS organisations with a convenient and compliant way of purchasing a wide range of sustainable transport services and infrastructure to help it get there.

“We have worked with NHS Sustainability, Estates and Procurement colleagues in designing this framework, and aligned it to fulfil the common themes which have emerged from NHS Trusts’ Green Travel plans, so it includes a range of suppliers providing transport and infrastructure-related services to support the NHS on its journey.”