Extension of OCS York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Contract

OCS has agreed a two-year contract extension with York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The contract, which has been held since 1st July 2012 will see OCS continue to deliver security services across the trust's eight sites - an area that totals 3,400 square miles.

Petra Moss, managing director for OCS Healthcare and Education at OCS, said: "We are proud to secure this new agreement with the trust. It's yet another milestone for OCS in healthcare, an area which continues to provide great success for the business. We are excited to continue working with the team at the trust."

Darren Miller, Security and Car Parking Manager, at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust added: "We have decided to extend the current contract with OCS because we feel OCS have the same values as ourselves when it comes to putting the patient at the centre of everything we do, always doing what we can to be helpful and respecting and valuing each other. We look forward to the next two years working closely with OCS in our efforts to protect our staff, patients, visitors and premises."

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale. The trust manages eight hospital sites, including some 1,100 beds, and has a workforce of nearly 9,000 staff.

About OCS Group UK Limited

OCS Group UK Limited is part of the OCS Group, an international facilities management services provider, with an annual turnover of £1bn, employing more than 87,000 people around the world. OCS is trusted by over 20,000 clients across the globe to deliver essential and sustainable facilities management services, 24 hours a day.

As the largest family-owned facilities management services company in the world, OCS delivers over 70 internationally-accredited services including cleaning, security, catering, horticulture, waste management and maintenance. The company offers stand-alone facilities management services, bundled service offerings and fully integrated facilities services management, working in partnership with clients to understand their challenges and requirements, and designing sustainable, value-add services to meet client specific needs. OCS manages and delivers services to organisations across the public and private sector.

OCS ranked 58th in the Sunday Times Top Track 100 in July 2017. The company takes an active role in the facilities management community as members of the British Institute of Facilities Management and the Business Services Association.