Stepnell has secured a place on the latest NHS Shared Business Services framework agreement, ‘supporting the long-term decarbonisation strategy of healthcare estates nationwide’.
The new £500 m Decarbonisation of Estates framework is designed to help the NHS achieve its ambition of becoming the world’s first Net Zero national health service, reaching Net Zero by 2040 for the emissions the NHS controls directly. Stepnell has secured its place on both Lot 1, ‘Decarbonisation of Non-Domestic/ Public Buildings’, and Lot 2, ‘Decarbonisation of Domestic Properties’.
The construction company says it will be supporting the NHS and other public sector authorities – including local government and housing associations, ‘as a complete construction partner’. Through competition and direct award, it will deliver comprehensive decarbonisation works, including enhancing existing buildings’ thermal performance, and improving energy efficiencies through lighting efficiencies and renewable technologies – which include air source heat pumps and photovoltaic panels.
Christian White, Senior Pre-construction manager and Framework lead at Stepnell (pictured), said: “The NHS SBS framework award is reflective of our established expertise delivering on multi-million projects to enhance energy performance and decarbonisation on estates across the healthcare sector. With expanding capabilities in undertaking decarbonisation schemes, including retrofitting through our partnership with our specialist renewables and decarbonation business, Step Energy, we are well placed to deliver decarbonisation projects for the NHS and other public sector authorities to meet relevant sustainability targets.”
