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MITIE Sign Ten-Year Contract With Essex County Council

16 December 2011

MITIE Group PLC has signed a ten-year contract with Essex County Council to work to deliver a transformational outsourcing contract that includes facilities and property management as well as energy services

MITIE will be working in partnership with Lambert Smith Hampton to provide estate management services to the Council including strategic asset management and new ways of working that deliver sustainable improvements for Essex.

Under the new contract MITIE will employ more than 500 people to service over 350 sites including Essex County Hall, offices, libraries, community centres and depots covering 145,000 square metres.

Essex and MITIE will also be working with Improvement East (a partnership of authorities in the East of England) to identify wider efficiency savings and improved service outcomes for Improvement East partners.

Essex County Council awarded MITIE the contract because of its strategic, efficient and sustainable service model that will deliver significant savings on the current cost of service delivery.　

Ruby McGregor-Smith, chief executive of MITIE, said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for MITIE to deliver a transformational outsourcing offering to one of the UK's most visionary local authorities. We are delighted to be working with Essex County Council and are looking forward to developing this relationship over the long-term."

County Councillor Derrick Louis, cabinet member for procurement, property and major schemes said, "I am looking forward to working with MITIE in order to provide this essential service. This partnership will enable Essex County Council to make property and facilities management more efficient, support the local economy and save money for Essex taxpayers."

Darrel Moore