Private Sector Development Partner appointment to establish hubco for the East Central Hub Territory

Descriptions

The contracting authorities appointed a private sector development partner to participate and invest in a public private partnership vehicle for the East Central hub Territory which was established between the private sector development partner and some or all of the contracting authorities (known as ‘hubco’). The hubco provides (or arranges for the provision of) ‘Partnering Services’ in relation to the investment needs of the East Central hub Territory primarily to provide and deliver (or manage the provision or delivery through its supply chain) of a mixture of new build and refurbished facilities (including administrative facilities, serviced facilities and depot or workshop facilities) (‘Relevant Facilities’) used by one or more of the Participants relative to the provision of Community Services (including but not limited to health (substantially primary care but may include elements of acute), well being, library services, education, children’s services, residential and social care, social housing, special needs housing and other community based services (including but not limited to those provided by the police, fire and rescue and ambulance services)) to the public within the Territory and/or facilities management services in relation to such Relevant Facilities or other facilities used by one or more of the Participants relative to the provision of such Community Services to the public within the Territory, all across the respective Participants’ whole estates. Relevant Facilities may be delivered through a design, build, finance and maintain agreement, a design and build development agreement or build only agreement.It remains the case that the Partnering Services to be provided by hubco may also include but are not limited to: Partnering and Collaborative Working; Estate Management; demonstration of Continuous Improvement in Value for Money; Property Development; Supply Chain Management; Funding; Regeneration and Community Involvement; Strategic Estate Planning and Service Planning.As had been envisaged during the original procurement process, the private sector development partner has now entered into a shareholders’ agreement with some or all of the contracting authorities to establish hubco. hubco has entered into a partnering agreement with some or all of the Participants through which the Partnering Services are delivered (the ‘Territory Partnering Agreement’). Some or all of the Participants will contract with hubco (or special purpose companies which maybe established by hubco), for the delivery of specific projects for Relevant Facilities and/or specific facilities management services following a process set out in the Territory Partnering Agreement.