Private Sector Development Partner for the South West Territory

On 15 November 2012, as part of the Scotland-wide hub programme, the Participants (as defined below) concluded a territory partnering agreement (TPA) with hub South West Scotland Limited for a period of 20 years (with an option to extend for 5 years) for the performance of certain partnering services, as set out in the contract notice referenced in IV.2.1 (the Contract Notice). This notice contains further detail of the ongoing use of the TPA in line with the originally advertised scope. The Participants are the South West Territory, comprising Ayrshire and Arran Health Board, Dumfries and Galloway Health Board, Lanarkshire Health Board, the State Hospitals Board for Scotland, the Common Services Agency (commonly known as National Services Scotland); East Ayrshire Council, North Ayrshire Council, South Ayrshire Council, North Lanarkshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Dumfries & Galloway Council; North Ayrshire Venture Trust; North Lanarkshire Properties LLP; Strathclyde Fire and Rescue; Strathclyde Joint Police Board; Dumfries & Galloway Police; Dumfries & Galloway Fire & Rescue; Loreburn Housing Association Limited; Wheatley Housing Group Limited and other Registered Social Landlords; Scottish Ambulance Service; the Scottish Courts Service; Irvine Bay Regeneration Limited and other urban regeneration bodies, all having places of business in the geographical area of the South West hub Territory and their statutory successors and any organisation created as a result of a reorganisation or organisational change of the contracting authorities.